I refered to two girls in my office as females and one of them though that it was disrepectful because it reduced them to medical terminology. We're all military so it's just natural for me to refer to females as females. No disrespect intended. Do you think she was over reacting or am I being a jerk?
2007-09-27 15:50:40 · 13 answers · asked by theGODwatcher_ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
'Women' or 'ladies' would probably be preferred terms, but I don't think there's anything wrong with 'females.' Whatever you use, just make sure you're using the parallel term to refer to the men/gentlemen/males.
If you were talking about 'males and females,' I wouldn't have a problem with anything. However, if you were talking about 'men and females,' I might have taken issue with the term or seen is as demeaning.
2007-09-27 17:56:37 · answer #1 · answered by gb_nina 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-05 11:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your not a jerk. Calling a guy a male is not disrespectful, why should calling a girl a female be? Unless she is inferring something about the word female, but that is her own fault, not yours.
2007-09-27 16:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by Corwin Shiu 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Being a female myself i feel there is nothing wrong at all with being called a female....I do not feel it is disrespectful
It is so much better than being called ''chick'' ''bird'' '''sheila''...and of course the classic one - b*cth!!!
There are so many disrespectful terms for women that I do not believe that female is really one of them....maybe she wanted to be called a lady!.....We like that one best ( Well most of us do!!! )
2007-09-27 16:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by chandra 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think calling them girls is more disrespectful than calling them females. I don't think you were being a jerk, but if it bothers them, obviously, you shouldn't call them that again. Take care.
2007-09-27 16:07:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am female and I don't see being called one as being disrespected
2007-09-27 16:29:40 · answer #6 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's disrespectful to call women babe or honey. Not disrespectful to say female. Just my opinion. She's just uptight.
2007-09-27 15:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by mac babe 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Totally over reacting!
Just another sad example of how far the "pc" movement has taken us.
2007-09-27 15:54:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who cares what she thinks. She is just trying to chime in with her feminism. It's the military after all-male dominated. I think she just wants to make a scene! What a loser!
2007-09-27 18:44:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think she was over reacting just a bit.
2007-09-27 15:55:48 · answer #10 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋