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Idk, I'm not sure it's really that deep in most modern vernacular. Out of all social issues, being critical of people using slang like this who don't intentionally mean it to be gender exclusive or biased is a choice you can make. I just think there's bigger issues facing women than "guys" and "pussy" slang.
It might not be the most pressing issue, but it is one of the ones we have the most direct control over changing. And it's fucking easy to do.
What I mean is that the vast majority of people using that slang in modern times aren't associating it in the way you're implying. The words virtually have no meaning in those contexts other than, guys = general term for any person present / pussy = being a coward. I get the root of it being sexist, but changing decades of slang when it isn't actually that insulting is how we annoyed everyone. Marc Maron's Panicked special covers this topic pretty well, I feel.
There's plenty of people that find masculine default language insulting. I don't expect people to change how they talk in general; but I find it wild how many people absolutely lose their shit over "Oh, please don't include me in 'you guys'." or "Please don't use man/dude/bro on me."
I think anyone making meaningful efforts with material results in those areas probably gets a pass. For everyone else what's their excuse?