You never hear women call men 'boys'.
2006-11-01 08:39:54 · 8 answers · asked by happyha31 3 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I never hear women call men boys, they usually say guys.
2006-11-01 10:16:44 · update #1
I don't take offense to it. I too call men "boys".
The thing that does drive me crazy though is when a man or woman calls me honey, sweetie, hun, sug, etc....
That I take offense too. It's like people think it's sweet, but don't give me a freaking pet name if you don't know me. I call my boyfriend things like that. Geez, if you're going to bother calling people anything at the end of your sentence....why not just ask their name.
Hey, thanks for the question....allowed me to vent! Have a grrr-eat one!
2006-11-01 14:21:19 · answer #1 · answered by Brooke 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on the intent. Some in the older generations, that's all they've known. They don't mean ill by it. But it can be said in a very insulting way, too. So, it depends.
And yeah, I do call my coworkers "boys" time to time.
Words themselves are neither bad nor good. They're just tools that can be used for bad or good.
2006-11-01 11:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by izzy_a_dumas 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't get offended. And I call grown men boys all the time.
2006-11-01 08:42:26 · answer #3 · answered by BeezKneez 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I am not offended and I call men boys often !
2006-11-01 11:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Think when a guy calls me a girl when I am a women that just makes him look stupid.
2006-11-01 08:45:55 · answer #5 · answered by dev'smummy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's patronizing and degrading. Girls are female children. Women are female adults.
2006-11-01 08:47:55 · answer #6 · answered by The Gadfly 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-11-01 09:17:22 · answer #7 · answered by NoDoubt 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO
2006-11-02 01:13:07 · answer #8 · answered by rhonda h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋