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Brand New Sentence

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If she doesn't disclose up front that she's wearing makeup, that's sexual assault (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] Zozano@aussie.zone -2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe it's cultural, but "woman" can sound "old" to some people, and "girl" can sound "young".

Some guys think its respectful to sidestep the whole issue and use an age neutral term, unaware of how it sounds.

[โ€“] fdnomad@programming.dev 10 points 5 hours ago

From my personal experience, those who aims to be respectful just say woman.