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From: roy@gitpyr.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Is "woman" really better than "girl"
Message-ID: <196@gitpyr.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Sep-84 07:49:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: gitpyr.196
Posted: Fri Sep  7 07:49:51 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Sep-84 05:20:28 EDT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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Oh come on now, let's not get into THAT one again.  If you need something
to be sensitive about, calling a female a "girl" is condescending, but I
sort of think that that's over-reacting a little, don't you?

I certainly don't mind being called a boy.  I would seriously like to
maintain a "boyish" attitude until the day I die.  And in any case, it
isn't an insult unless I insist on perceiving it as one.

I happen to like calling females "girls" because I think "broad" is
insulting, and a "woman" is what my mother is....  In fact, I sort of
like the words "guy" and "girl" when referring to generic members of
each sex.

In any case, aren't there enough insults in the world without you
getting upset about calling a girl a "girl"?  Sheesh.

By the way, I'm 27, so I hardly think I qualify as a "boy" because of
my age, nor do I think I'm old enough to be calling myself a "boy"
because I'm getting old.  And I'm not a redneck, either.  :-)
-- 
Roy J. Mongiovi.  Office of Computing Services.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA  30332
Phone:	(404) 894-6163,	(404) 894-4660 [messages]
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