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[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What if we move in the opposite direction and go with doctrix?

And I mean for everybody. Like a gender-bending neutral.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 years ago

neutral

What makes a man turn neutral? Is it lust for money? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?

[–] Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a dominant female doctor. I'm in.

[–] devz0r@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So is "folks" but that didn't stop people from neutralizing it or whatever it's called.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder how's that. Folkxs? Fxkls?

[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Get the folx out of here.

I had no idea they did that to folks lol.

I'm still not convinced we aren't being fucked with

[–] Currens_felis@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’ve heard doctress used for female doctors

[–] Aremel@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago

Was it in the year 1910?

[–] DroneRights@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

And a male doctor is a doctsman