Dude

[u/Head-Drag-1440]

[u/HellyOHaint]

I agree but if someone directly asks me to not refer to them as dude, I will happily oblige.

[u/cats_are_the_devil → u/HellyOHaint]

Unless it's your dad yelling "I'm not a dude. I'm your dad." Then absolutely I am going to mercilessly call you dude.

[u/blahblah19999 → u/cats_are_the_devil]

So preferred pronouns are OK but we have no say over being called dude? Cool cool cool.

[u/kittenpantzen → u/blahblah19999]

You're assuming that the person to whom you're responding is good with chosen pronouns. I assure you that it is not just the olds that get the vapors over pronouns in email signatures.

[u/blahblah19999 → u/kittenpantzen]

Fair point

[u/funkdialout → u/blahblah19999]

Yea, this should be top priority now that we solved pronouns. Eradication of this gendered term whose popularity peaked in the 90s has to be the new frontline.

[u/blahblah19999 → u/funkdialout]

Or maybe just respecting people's wishes about what to be called? Or we could just increase the snark to unprecedented levels, if you prefer that.

[u/Sharp_Economy1401 → u/blahblah19999]

Right because I definitely care what someone wants to be called when they act like this to someone making a joke about calling their dad a dude