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From: cindym@azure.UUCP (Cindy McMeekin)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Girl vs. Woman vs. Gal vs. ...
Message-ID: <2414@azure.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 8-Dec-83 12:18:14 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  8 12:18:14 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 11-Dec-83 00:54:14 EST
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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I am fast approaching 29 years of age.  I am a woman.  I don't like being
called a girl.  Matter of fact, I can't stand being called a girl and will
correct people who do it unless they are at least three levels of management
above me.  I also don't like being called a gal but this doesn't tend to
anger me as much because people who do it are usually ones who are trying
to break themselves of the habit of using girl.  I consider the word
guy to be generic and use it myself for mixed crowds.  I also use the words
folks and people, usually prefaced with the word "you".

To finish the description of myself, I do know how to change light bulbs.
Three days ago, I even climbed up on top of my stove to change one in my
10 foot kitchen ceiling.  I have never changed a flat car tire but I have
never had one either.  I have changed bicycle tubes.  I don't like doing
it but I don't like doing a lot of other things either that must be done.

My question is why people insist on using a word that angers the ones
being described with it?

Cindy McMeekin
tektronix!tekmdp!cindym