Can we just get rid of that word in reference to human beings?
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Sorryā¦ had to do itā¦ and Thanks!
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Itās a perfectly cromulent adjective when used accurately. The issue is using it when a noun would be the correct choice, or when the equivalent (male) isnāt used for the non-females in a parallel structure.
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I really donāt know why we have to keep explaining this shit over and over and over again. How fucking hard is it to treat people with decency and respect? Apparently, itās the most difficult thing in all of creation since so many men can seem to master this one simple fucking request to NOT CALL WOMEN FEMALESā¦
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Eh, no.
The issue is that itās not a necessary word in most civil situations. And you do realize that cromulent as an adjective is meant to be humorous or mocking, right?
A double-mansplain; this must be my lucky day!
Saying āthe doctor and the female doctorā is wrong. Saying āwe need to hire to hire a female in that departmentā is wrong. But saying āwomen often prefer to go to female doctors for safety reasonsā is correct (and factual).
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This deserves its own topic, I think. Any leaders up for making the transfer over?
ETA: Thank you, @Nightflyer !
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Ah the blessings of mansplaining goes on and onā¦ we are such lucky FE-MALESā¦
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What ifā¦hear me outā¦the word cromulent was completely made up without any intention of it being more than a hapax legomenon, and its continued existence is defined entirely by how people choose to use it now?
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Which species?
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Butā¦ butā¦ itās in a DICTIONARY! Words can NEVER be used contrary to what DICTIONARY saysā¦ 
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I waffle on that songā¦ somedays, Iām feeling 90s nostalgia, and other days, Iām like āthat songs annoying me because it used femaleā¦ā
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Adding to that, if a I may, dictionaries that have bothered to define it donāt seem to require the āhumorousā part. Certainly the examples they use donāt imply it.
Neither Oxford nor Webster have included it, though Webster does give its history.
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And of course, letās keep in mind that language is an ever evolving beast whose usage often transcends whatever stuffy white people put into booksā¦ all to the good, Iād say.
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