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Everybody's going bro this and bruh that, but you're not my brother, dude πŸ˜’

It's not like either word is new but I feel like "bro" and variations like bruh or brah have become way more commonly used in the last decade among younger people as a term of address in contexts where I would have just said dude

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[–] BatsAreRats@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)
[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

several of my transfem friends say bro to eachother. shit's a different part of speech or something

[–] Jenniferrr@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it’s frustrating. Don’t know if I’m being misgendered but generally I assume I am if a man is calling me bro

[–] Des@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

at least locally i've noticed it become totally gender neutral.

kind of like how "guys" is often used instead of the more neutral "ya'll" or "comrades"

[–] BatsAreRats@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

ah yes, masculinity assumed to be the default "gender neutral" option πŸ™ƒ

[–] Des@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

trust me i wish i could call everyone "gals"

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if bro would be much of an improvement πŸ€”