re: woman, girl, whatever

[arethinn]

dancinglights brought up the term "lady" and its uses, and I made a remark myself in a comment to someone else about how I thought maybe people just used my name rather than a generic term if they needed to refer to me, but it actually does make me curious what word or words other people might use for me. Out of the following choices I think I would mostly use "girl" for myself (although as mentioned, I think I may be growing out of it). You?

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pet peeve

[baxil.livejournal.com]

The use of "girl" as a generic descriptor for females is one of our society's most pernicious phrases. I've had to train myself out of it since childhood, and I really dislike society for it.

I only use "girl" for circumstances in which I would call her a "boy" if she was male.

Re: pet peeve

[starlightforest.livejournal.com]

I would probably call me a boy if I was male... but... well... I dunno.