My cousin Tim, who manages his farm in Ohio for hunting, will return cats to their rightful owner (when he is able to determine who that person is) only once with the admonition "Lady, you need to keep your cat in the house." to which the common reply is "But my kitty is an outdoor cat, I can't keep her inside." whereupon Tim repeats "Lady, you need to keep your cat in the house."
His meaning is generally taken at that point and he is never concerned with being PC
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