After reading the few pages about the girl vs. woman controversy it made me think about it in 
my own personal way. I personally am not offended by the term girl. I don't know if it is because I am still fairly young, and am used to being referred to as a girl or maybe just because I was not around in the time when woman were making the change from girl to woman. But as for me, I am not offended or think in any way that it is demeaning or insulting to be called a girl because that is what I am!
my own personal way. I personally am not offended by the term girl. I don't know if it is because I am still fairly young, and am used to being referred to as a girl or maybe just because I was not around in the time when woman were making the change from girl to woman. But as for me, I am not offended or think in any way that it is demeaning or insulting to be called a girl because that is what I am!Also, in my own family I have noticed that when my step-dad calls my mom girl, like "Hey girl, whats up?" she HATES it. I have heard her numerous times tell him she does not want to hear him say that to her. Since then, he has learned not to call her that. But recently he said that to me, and my mom hated that he said that to me too. I was of course not offended but she still didn't like the idea of that phrase. It might be that she is in that age group where they think it is offensive, but I just don't understand what it is so bad....
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I appreciate that you notice the irrelivence of this matter just as I do. There is way to much to worry about in today's world to be wasting our time complaining when we are called "girl" or "boy" when we percieve ourselves as "women" and "men". BFD!!! It doesn't matter!
That is interesting how you see a generational difference between you and your mother and the word "girl." I think there is not equal usage of the worls girl, boy, man, and woman. Although it is trivial for the most part if I were to be called "boy" as in "listen to me boy" it would be very offensive but if someone called me a "boy" it would not be offensive to me at all.
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