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Abbie Chatfield has warned her fans to take caution when using the word 'females'.

The Bachelor star, 28, claimed in a recent episode of her It's A Lot podcast that using the word 'females' is offensive because it dehumanises women and excludes transgender people. 

'It feels like a slur. It feels like the word b**tch. it feels... obviously sexist,' Abbie explained. 

'It feels transphobic in a weird way because it's categorising people. Also when you say 'females' it sounds more like someone's stating a fact about a group of people,' she continued. 

Abbie said that when the word 'women' is used, it allows for more 'debate' on what it means to be 'female'. 

She went on to explain how the word 'female' sounds archaic because it implies that women are like animals who require a male to provide for them. 

'They're saying 'females' in a way to remind us that we [women] can't change our natural instincts and we can't change what we actually want - which is a protective big man to take care of us,' she

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