Girlie?

Unfortunately, it all comes down to context on whether girl or woman is proper to be used. I can see parents or adults moving from calling a girl, girl to woman as being a confidence and attitude booster. This can hold true for a boy as well, the use of man or boy can be either demeaning or building depending on the context. The one thing I thought was interesting in the article was the talk about calling things girlie if they relate to girls or women. I don't think we can start calling things womanly it just doesn't sound right. Maybe, this is because of the laziness of the English language, or our constant use of the easier terms. I haven't been able to think of any times that I have been apart of using girl instead of woman. I just remember that the use of girlie was an insult, it used to be big in some movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger said it in some of his films. It is almost as if our society has created a picture of what a man or woman should be and anything that goes against that image is demeaning or insulting. Which is wierd because some women use it amongst them selves as a term of endearment, you, go girl! Girl Power! Valley Girl!