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[bjornwilde]

Things I will never do if I ever actually finish a story that is not fanfiction, use a variation of words to suggest a character screamed like a little girl unless they are in fact a little girl. I am tired of the phrase, “He screamed like a 7 year old girl” and its ilk. You can say the exact thing without bringing gender into it. “He screamed like a 7 year old” still works cause let me tell you, 7 year old boys have just as a high a voice.

This being besides the point that little girls kick ass and implying someone screaming like one is unmanly or such like is complete bull shit.

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[genarti]

Yes, indeed. I'm so tired of that phrase.

[bjornwilde]

I've actually been thinking about it even more and am likely to make a post about it later today. Even just running with a non-gendered version is belittling to kids as the whole troupe is meant to belittle the squealer.