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by JimTheMan 1276 days ago
You guys is a gendered term and a perfectly reasonable axiom.

And because it's used by everyone, I submit this is true in the court of public opinion.

2 comments

If you’re not being sarcastic, “you guys” is never (and I know how strong that word is) gendered. It’s literally a synonym for “you all”, ‘y’all’, or ‘you’ (plural).

Are you a native speaker? I’m genuinely curious because I can’t imagine this not seeming ubiquitous to a person that’s grown up in American English.

I have to admit I don’t understand your point or what you’re trying to say.