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Am I being rude for asking to not be called "bro"? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/trans@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Someone I live with insists on calling me "bro" and "dude", despite my repeated pleas for cessation, citing ideolect as a defence.

I get that "bro" and "dude" are part of their vocabulary, but it hurts. Am I in the wrong here?

P.S. Is this the right community for this kind of question?

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[–] 38 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Personally, I call even my mother "bro", but if anyone expressed that they didn't like being called it, I would make a concerted effort not to call them that. It's not hard to try in good faith.

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