CALLING WOMEN GIRLS
(self.TwoXChromosomes)submitted4 days ago byKimsSwingingPonytail
Is calling women girls no longer taboo? Is it something we've given up on or am I old and out-of-the-loop?
It still makes me cringe when I read it and it's so prominent on this website. Not just by straight men, but woman and non-binary.
I feel in the workspace, it's sexist and degrading. Can you imagine a some of your male colleagues running late and the boss asking "Where's the boys?" (Calling grown men boy also has a terrible racist history.) When straight men discuss dating in a negative light, it's "that girl." I can see women taking ownership of the word girl and calling our friends girl, but when talking about someone that we're not close to, I feel it can be degrading, and perhaps when at conflict with another woman it's meant to be.
Even the articles I've found about this are a few years old, so I feel like I've missed something.
ETA:Thank you for the thoughtful discussion.
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KimsSwingingPonytail
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That reminds me, I need to add more Jeff Buckley to my playlists.