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From: ofut@gatech.UUCP (Jeff Offutt)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: "Girl" angering women.
Message-ID: <2817@gatech.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Dec-83 17:09:51 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 12 17:09:51 1983
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Organization: Georgia Tech School of ICS, Atlanta
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-- My question is why people insist on using a word that angers the ones
-- being described with it?
-- 
-- Cindy McMeekin

Should I infer that the word "girl" angers the ones being described by
it?  I guess that means that either all females are angered by the word
girl or all females called girl are angered by the word.

I know more than one woman who like being called girl.  It's even a
compliment to some -- sort of a comment on their youthfulness.  Many
*mature* women don't really seem to give a damn.  They know
whether they're mature or not.

If someone can point out how to differentiate between those who are
angered by "girl" and those who aren't I'm sure we'll all start using
it only when appropriate.
-- 
Jeff Offutt
School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA
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