Actually no. Woman specifically means a human while female includes animals. You wouldn't call a mare a woman would you? That'd be ridiculous.

"It always was so it shall be!" How progressive.

It does. Would you refer to a mare as a woman? Of course not, that would be ridiculous because only humans can be women. You'd call her a female, a girl, or even a lady but never a woman. The proof is in the pudding.

It's telling when a writer chooses to use female rather than woman, as the term female encompasses animals. Why use a clunky less specific term unless there is some discomfort or taboo with using the word woman?

It's dehumanizing. Woman means female human, female alone includes animals.

These are clearly adult women. I don't think you'd insist on using the word male to describe the men in the picture on the off chance that some of them might be under 18. The use of woman rather than female is more specific and correct, so why do writers use female? Is woman such a powerful/dirty word that it requires…

They were referred to by their sex, but the writer opted for a less specific term - female - which includes animals, in order to avoid the powerful word woman, which, like man, implies humanity. Feminists see dehumanization in that.

Well then you know how it feels to be dehumanised through language, and maybe you can see how its a tool used by the powerful to subjugate the less powerful. Patriarchy hurts everyone! Feminists want to save us all from this shit, and we welcome fellow travellers. Look deep inside sir, you may find a feminist hiding…

Have some compassion for your fellow humans

Nope. The headline would be "Women Mysteriously Collapse in Tokyo Street". The meaning of woman includes human and excludes non human females. A mare is a female but not a woman right?

It's dehumanizing for men too, and it should stop. I'd say this is an example of "patriarchy hurts everybody".

Layn, I totally agree. Calling women "females" is a way of avoiding the word woman, which shows the speakers discomfort with the power of the word. Woman means a full adult human, a concept which makes some people uncomfortable, so they choose to use female, lady, or girl, which are all somewhat dehumanizing. Don't…

I love that embarrassed older guy - probably the groom's dad.

Oh she JUST would!!!

You may be right, I hope so.

(shudder)

Yup, you're almost definitely right. They do seem to spend freely though - private jets aren't cheap and I don't think you can get them sponsored. I also would bet Kanye loses money on his grandiose tours. Not to mention they're the type of people who get ripped off by their accountant.

I don't know. She ALWAYS looks like that in photos. I think that consistancy is telling. She doesn't look like she feels safe.

I could see kim and kanye being MJ style broke someday.

That poor little girl. Every picture I see of her she looks anxious and confused. She looks like she's thinking "Whats going on? I just want to lay down and suck on my hands!" I really do worry about her- frequent anxiety can rewire a kid's brain for life.