I'm not a native English speaker, so forgive my ignorance, but isn't "women" a noun, not an adjective? Why not just say "female artists" or "female writers"?

As a side note, I've also literally never seen anyone say "men artists" or "men writers". What gives?

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[–] [S] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

As a side note, I've also literally never seen anyone say "men artists" or "men writers". What gives?

Patriarchy. Society defaults to the male. That's not unique to the English-speaking world, of course.

By this I meant that people more often say something like "male nurse" than "man nurse", but I agree, fuck the patriarchy.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Because male nurses are uncommon and in that specific circumstance female is the default that most people assume.

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