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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Is using the word lady or ladies old fashioned? Shouldnt we all be saying "people or persons who identify with other people who have two X chromosomes"? |
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"Is using the word lady or ladies old fashioned? Shouldnt we all be saying "people or persons who identify with other people who have two X chromosomes"? "
no it’s not old fashioned in my opinion I’ll always refer to them as lady’s or lady  or on the rare occasion I may call them a naughty girl  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think we should do as we see fit and be judged by it if people feel the need.
Myself, I'm a fan of difference and peculiarity as opposed to hearded fear.... |
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"Is it just me or do the terms Ladies and Gents or Gentlemen make you feel like your being referred to as a toilet..?  "
not really it’s a form of respect for example I was at the hospital last week and the receptionist referred to me as a gentleman when asking a colleague a question about my appointment very professional it sounds better that I’ve got this bloke here in reception and he wants to know blah blah blah |
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"Is it just me or do the terms Ladies and Gents or Gentlemen make you feel like your being referred to as a toilet..? not really it’s a form of respect for example I was at the hospital last week and the receptionist referred to me as a gentleman when asking a colleague a question about my appointment very professional it sounds better that I’ve got this bloke here in reception and he wants to know blah blah blah "
Gentleman is never used it a patronising way whereas ladies gas been so it's not quite the same I would suggest. |
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"Is it just me or do the terms Ladies and Gents or Gentlemen make you feel like your being referred to as a toilet..? not really it’s a form of respect for example I was at the hospital last week and the receptionist referred to me as a gentleman when asking a colleague a question about my appointment very professional it sounds better that I’ve got this bloke here in reception and he wants to know blah blah blah
Gentleman is never used it a patronising way whereas ladies gas been so it's not quite the same I would suggest."
well as I’m a gentleman I can’t comment on how ladies view the term personally I’ll stick to ladies or lady |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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Words, just words. Not even words that are used to be derogatory or insulting, or intended to be offensive in their use. If somebody finds the use of them offensive then that is the problem of that person, not the user of the words.
If I refer to a lady that does not like to be called a lady (and I have no prior knowledge of this dislike) then tough shit. I won't be sorry for using a word that they have chosen a none offensive word to take offense to. |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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"I think all the terms above can be fine, or awful, depending on the context."
Yes indeed.
I've said it many times on here before. Context is everything, it is far more important than words used. |
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