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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forumsdear youtube creators. PLEASE QUIT CALLING ADULT FEMALES GIRls . grrrrrr.
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dear youtube creators. PLEASE QUIT CALLING ADULT FEMALES GIRls . grrrrrr. (Original Post)
AllaN01Bear
Thursday
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thanks for sharing your feelings and information. i loved the golden girls !!!
AllaN01Bear
Thursday
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synni
(773 posts)1. There's a reason for that
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 Young women were offended to be called women, and preferred to be called girls (after "gals" became outdated).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.
AllaN01Bear
(29,367 posts)4. thanks for your prespctive .
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,123 posts)2. I never found it offensive
(neither did "The Golden Girls".
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AllaN01Bear
(29,367 posts)3. thanks for sharing your feelings and information. i loved the golden girls !!!