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popcorn
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response 50 of 63:
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Feb 3 13:58 UTC 1996 |
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iggy
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response 51 of 63:
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Feb 13 00:33 UTC 1996 |
i still hear 'gal' being used as 'guy' if it is referring to
a female.
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aruba
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response 52 of 63:
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Feb 13 05:58 UTC 1996 |
I don't understand, iggy - do you mean you hear "gal" and don't like it?
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iggy
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response 53 of 63:
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Feb 13 17:44 UTC 1996 |
er.. sorry. i was thinking faster tnan i was typing.
no wonder it didnt make sense...
i have heard the term 'guys' and 'gals' and dont mind either one.
'gal' is falling out of usage though, being replaced with 'guy'
to in general mean 'person of either sex'.
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md
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response 54 of 63:
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Feb 14 15:51 UTC 1996 |
What's this "grrrl" I keep seeing? Where did it originate?
What's it supposed to mean? Is there a politically correct
version of it yet? "Wommmyn"?
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beeswing
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response 55 of 63:
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Feb 14 21:29 UTC 1996 |
From what I know, "grrl" is a stem of "riot grrl". It resembles "grr", and
I think most people/ animals do that when they are angry. Where it originated
I don't lnow. But it's a "I'm a agirl and I'm not taking crap" thing. I think
it's a little dd to spell it "wommyn" (er make that odd). I was in a store
that had "womyn's" books but books for "mehn" too. Go figurrre.
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popcorn
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response 56 of 63:
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Feb 15 13:53 UTC 1996 |
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simcha
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response 57 of 63:
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Feb 16 13:30 UTC 1996 |
It's kind of like making a statement...that's how I felt many yeaers back
about "Ms."--I don't like changing the English language, and it had a harsh
sound. But the concept of paralleling "Mr." appealed to me, and in business
I have always used it. (One time our office directory of 300+ names came out
with all the married women listed as "Mrs" and the single women listed as
"Ms"!) So maybe it is important to some that their "womanhood" not be
dependent on the "man" part a la the Adam & Eve story. Not to me, tho.
But I tend to like "ladies" and "gentlemen" anyway.
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popcorn
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response 58 of 63:
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Feb 16 13:37 UTC 1996 |
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garima
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response 59 of 63:
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Oct 11 04:11 UTC 1998 |
Hmmm...another endless debate about correct and acceptable terms for
women/female/girls/gals/etc... I don't think any of them are offensive
used in the right context. I had a boss who called me "sweetheart". It
wasn't offensive coming from him because he was a sweet old man who never
discriminated, raised 2 strong and independent daughters who were very
outspoken, aggressively curious and intelligent. Calling me "sweetheart"
was just affectionate, nothing demeaning.
It did take me a little time to get used to being a "woman" and being
called a "woman". Part of you mourns the lost girl and youth, part of
you feels the weight of being a responsible, accountable adult.
If you say "A man walks into a bar...etc" , no one thinks the term is
loaded with virility. But if you say "I need a MAN baby", then it is.
It's all in how you use it.
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md
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response 60 of 63:
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Oct 11 13:05 UTC 1998 |
The endless debate ended 2 1/2 years ago, but since you've
restarted it . . .
How do women feel about being called "lady," in sentences like,
"Hey, lady, you gonna buy somethin' or what?"
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valerie
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response 61 of 63:
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Oct 11 13:59 UTC 1998 |
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gracel
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response 62 of 63:
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Oct 11 18:23 UTC 1998 |
In the "you gonna buy somehin'?" example, the "lady" just goes with the
territory, surely -- "ma'am" just doesn't fit into that sentence! I might
dislike being talked to like that, or be amused, but the "lady" is (if
anything) an asset to the sentence.
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otter
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response 63 of 63:
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Oct 13 02:46 UTC 1998 |
"Lady" is my husband's pet name for me, and it grates on me to hear someone
else address me that way, but that's strictly a personal thing.
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