• Velma@lemmy.today
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      2 months ago

      It’s derived from a combination of “female” and “android”. It’s meant to strip women of their personhood when taking about them.

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        2 months ago

        Uh, thank you. I expected something way weirder ans offensive.

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          2 months ago

          Um im going to go out on a limb here and say that “foid” is pretty fucking weird and really, really offensive.

          Same with “roastie”