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In this age of awakening, we’re learning a lot about the flaws in our thinking about gender, race, and a number of other social and cultural constructs. But several terms that are rather offensive to women have stuck around, perhaps because they are not overtly derogatory. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t damaging. Some men may argue, “There is nothing sexist about that word—that word could be used to describe a man or woman.” Of course, if we followed those men with a tape recorder, we’d find that they only applied these terms to females, meaning they are, in fact, sexist and designed only to bring down a woman. Here are subtly derogatory terms men need to stop using to describe women.

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Nagging

To truly nag, someone has to continually find fault with someone, or pester them repetitively about something. But men will be very quick to use the word nag, often saying, “My wife is nagging me to pick up the kids” the very first time she’s even mentioned them picking up the kids. Women don’t call men nags, but by men calling women nags, they are perpetuating the idea that we are overly critical and that they don’t listen to us, so we must repeat ourselves.

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