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minus-squareMissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoPeople will attribute masculine and feminine gender to ‘master’ and ‘mistress’ respectively, but I think master would be the ‘neutral’ pick here. Or you can shuck the dynamic with: owner, divine, ruler, royal, liege, or any number of ranks with which you attribute subservience! :3
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoYeah I have to second the “master” as a gender neutral. People always think of it as masculine, but there is no feminine alternative for most uses of master. You aren’t your dogs mistress, for example.
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days ago You aren’t your dogs mistress I’ll grant that it sounds a bit archaic, but “mistress” is technically correct there. But yes, agreed that “master” can be used in a gender-neutral way.
People will attribute masculine and feminine gender to ‘master’ and ‘mistress’ respectively, but I think master would be the ‘neutral’ pick here.
Or you can shuck the dynamic with: owner, divine, ruler, royal, liege, or any number of ranks with which you attribute subservience! :3
Yeah I have to second the “master” as a gender neutral. People always think of it as masculine, but there is no feminine alternative for most uses of master. You aren’t your dogs mistress, for example.
I’ll grant that it sounds a bit archaic, but “mistress” is technically correct there.
But yes, agreed that “master” can be used in a gender-neutral way.