When should 男の人/女の人 be used instead of 男/女?


My teacher always corrects me when I use 男 or 女 by themselves, without adding
の人 to the end of it. But in various Japanese media (music, drama, anime,
etc.), I know for sure that I have heard them without の人.

So I'm assuming that adding の人 is a formality thing. Please correct me on this
if I'm wrong.

What kind of situations would it be more appropriate to add の人, and what kind
of situations would it be more appropriate to not add it? Basically I am
wondering just how formal adding の人 is or how informal not adding it is.




`男` and `女` are neutral with politeness in formal contexts. In conversation or
colloquial style, they may be (but not necessarily) used to imply rudeness,
and `男の人`, `女の人`, `男性`, `女性` are more polite.

When you listen to Japanese news, you will hear both `男` and `女`, and `男の人`,
`女の人`, `男性`, and `女性`. That is a very shameful aspect of Japanese culture, and
it reveals that Japanese society is still immature. In these contexts, the
announcers are expected/pressured (by the society/broadcasting company) to
express personal feelings against criminal suspects by the use of language.
`男` and `女`are used for offenders (or suspects as well in earlier days) to
express that the announcer is siding with the victim and is hence showing a
personal dislike to the offender/suspect. This kind of language use is
generally subsumed under the notion of **呼び捨て**. Other examples include:
avoiding the polite affix `さん` when referring to criminals. This departs from
the nature of journalism being a neutral and factual information source, and
its idea is to mete out non-official punishment to criminals/suspects in
addition to the legal process.




`男` and `女` are neutral with politeness in formal contexts. In conversation or
colloquial style, they may be (but not necessarily) used to imply rudeness,
and `男の人`, `女の人`, `男性`, `女性` are more polite.

When you listen to Japanese news, you will hear both `男` and `女`, and `男の人`,
`女の人`, `男性`, and `女性`. That is a very shameful aspect of Japanese culture, and
it reveals that Japanese society is still immature. In these contexts, the
announcers are expected/pressured (by the society/broadcasting company) to
express personal feelings against criminal suspects by the use of language.
`男` and `女`are used for offenders (or suspects as well in earlier days) to
express that the announcer is siding with the victim and is hence showing a
personal dislike to the offender/suspect. This kind of language use is
generally subsumed under the notion of **呼び捨て**. Other examples include:
avoiding the polite affix `さん` when referring to criminals. This departs from
the nature of journalism being a neutral and factual information source, and
its idea is to mete out non-official punishment to criminals/suspects in
addition to the legal process.

