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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-10 04:48 PM
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28. I don't know the sort of people to whom you refer. NONE of the women I know use "girl" rather than
woman.

"a GIRL is a female child. to accept being called "girl" is to accept being treated as a child"
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  -Calling a woman a girl Recursion  Sep-18-10 01:53 PM   #0 
  - Same reason blacks use the "n word"  Warpy   Sep-18-10 01:54 PM   #1 
  - *shrug* if nobody's hurt by it it's not my place to complain  Recursion   Sep-18-10 01:57 PM   #2 
  - News flash  The Second Stone   Sep-18-10 02:00 PM   #3 
  - I don't know the sort of people to whom you refer. NONE of the women I know use "girl" rather than  niyad   Dec-23-10 04:48 PM   #28 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   May-09-11 05:19 PM   #32 
  - why use two syllables when one will do?  Tuesday Afternoon   Sep-18-10 02:01 PM   #4 
  - I still don't get why people say "double-u double-u double-u"  Recursion   Sep-18-10 02:06 PM   #7 
  - becausewebsites begin with "www" not "worldwideweb"  OneTenthofOnePercent   Oct-11-10 10:30 PM   #21 
  - True  ulaes   Oct-13-10 02:39 PM   #23 
  - I hear women call men boys, women guys, girls ladies  Tunkamerica   Sep-18-10 02:04 PM   #5 
  - I guess "girl" is the apposite for "guy"  Recursion   Sep-18-10 02:06 PM   #6 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   May-05-11 08:02 PM   #31 
  - How about "boys will be boys" ? nt  eilen   Sep-18-10 02:11 PM   #8 
  - As a guy I don't really think calling me a "boy" is historically oppressive  Recursion   Sep-18-10 02:14 PM   #9 
     - Trust me Mr. President,  The Second Stone   Sep-18-10 02:45 PM   #12 
  - Because we live in a society that worships youth nt  Xipe Totec   Sep-18-10 02:20 PM   #10 
  - Woah. That hadn't even crossed my mind.  Recursion   Sep-18-10 02:42 PM   #11 
  - I don't think that's the reason; I think it has to do with status. nt  raccoon   Sep-23-10 12:32 PM   #18 
  - My manager sent an email message to his staff  musette_sf   Sep-18-10 07:45 PM   #13 
  - "but we are all business analysts in systems support, not the admin pool" - as if this matters?  uncommon   Sep-22-10 01:26 PM   #15 
     - I thought about that when I posted  musette_sf   Sep-22-10 06:13 PM   #16 
  - I'd have to say, it's better than "females"  Iris   Sep-19-10 03:04 PM   #14 
  - iris, i use female when i am talking women/girl. some subjects  seabeyond   Sep-23-10 07:36 AM   #17 
  - Preach it, sister! This is one of my pet peeves.  raccoon   Sep-23-10 12:34 PM   #19 
  - I'm in my late 50's as well....  femrap   Oct-23-10 10:04 AM   #25 
  - you can call me bitch, a title I wear proudly.  niyad   Dec-23-10 04:50 PM   #29 
  - I made the switch to women when I was i college  Nikia   Oct-09-10 10:06 PM   #20 
  - females saying "girl" is the sams as males saying "guys"  OneTenthofOnePercent   Oct-11-10 10:35 PM   #22 
  - Bad habit, probably  smileyface   Oct-18-10 06:08 PM   #24 
  - I always hear men refering to women as "girl"  Green_Lantern   Oct-23-10 02:27 PM   #26 
  - yeesh  iverglas   Oct-28-10 01:17 PM   #27 
     - I think "gal" is the closest counterpart.  niyad   Dec-23-10 04:51 PM   #30 
 

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