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dear youtube creators. PLEASE QUIT CALLING ADULT FEMALES GIRls . grrrrrr. (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Thursday OP
There's a reason for that synni Thursday #1
thanks for your prespctive . AllaN01Bear Thursday #4
I never found it offensive some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #2
thanks for sharing your feelings and information. i loved the golden girls !!! AllaN01Bear Thursday #3

synni

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1. There's a reason for that
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:23 PM
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It's a holdover from when the word "woman" referred to middle-aged and elderly women. Young women were offended to be called women, and preferred to be called girls (after "gals" became outdated). Some younger women still hold on to this idea, even though there's nothing at all offensive about being called a woman.

I have found that the best compromise is to call adult "girls" young women. Adding the word "young" makes it clear that you aren't talking about older women, so nobody gets offended.

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