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"Lady" is not equal to "Woman" [View all] LearnedHand Jan 2021 OP
im a woman and i dont find that offensive..whats the opposite of 'gentlemen' then? samnsara Jan 2021 #1
I hear ya. TruckFump Jan 2021 #4
I'm a woman, and as long as no one is referring to a grown woman as a "girl" then lady is fine. cwydro Jan 2021 #25
This. Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #45
Your post is confusing ChubbyStar Jan 2021 #54
ICD/tase Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #70
Get a good lawyer ChubbyStar Jan 2021 #74
He said/She said... Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #77
Bystanders applauded. Where have we heard that before? alphafemale Jan 2021 #95
Trump? malaise Jan 2021 #44
I THINK "LADY" is fine and i question who said this. NO POLL and NO facts support you trueblue2007 Jan 2021 #58
Isn't Dr. Jill Biden the First Lady? lame54 Jan 2021 #2
I'm not referring to formal usage LearnedHand Jan 2021 #3
So we should use... TruckFump Jan 2021 #5
This post makes me feel old Orangepeel Jan 2021 #11
Back in the mid 1980s when we built our barn csziggy Jan 2021 #43
Several signs come to my mind regarding your barn. StarryNite Jan 2021 #89
I deliberatelly wanted something that would confuse the inspector csziggy Jan 2021 #90
It's a way back machine for me too alphafemale Jan 2021 #97
Depends whether it's a Meeting or not Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #46
Your post is the first time I heard this objection. Stinky The Clown Jan 2021 #6
An example discussion of it LearnedHand Jan 2021 #7
That's it? Stinky The Clown Jan 2021 #8
Is this like the bible or something? Why do they get to decide well...anything? But you Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #15
This is a very important and pressing problem. BannonsLiver Jan 2021 #9
If it is good enough for First Lady Jill Biden, it is good enough for me. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #10
I don't find being called lady offensive...so I think you are wrong...what Women? Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #12
Neither do I... so do I. And... good question. NurseJackie Jan 2021 #20
Thanks Jackie! Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #29
I don't like Lady. I never have. I have expressed it though not by throwing a fit, or a demand. LizBeth Jan 2021 #55
LAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! PSPS Jan 2021 #13
Geesh being called lady is fine with me 🙄 Raine Jan 2021 #14
"Whoa whoa whoa she's a woman" is, I suppose, a bit more alliterative Silent3 Jan 2021 #16
Meh. NurseJackie Jan 2021 #17
Well, If "she's the kind you'd like to flaunt and take to dinner," MineralMan Jan 2021 #18
I am a female who is called both and I really don't care either way. StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #19
The titles 'Lady' and 'Gentleman' have their origins in the rigid English class system. Aristus Jan 2021 #21
Beat Me To It! ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #37
My teacher for my sophomore AP Biology course in high school Aristus Jan 2021 #39
Mr and Miss Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #49
That Makes Sense ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #60
Legendary labor organizer Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) once said, Tanuki Jan 2021 #22
YES! Tink41 Jan 2021 #81
which of us females/women/sisters/badasses here on DU asked you to speak out for all of us? irisblue Jan 2021 #23
Excellent reply. Excellent follow-up question. NurseJackie Jan 2021 #26
Excellent reply..hehe. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #30
Thanks IrisBlue LearnedHand Jan 2021 #34
Learned Hand, I have a selection of mostly blues, rock and a few pop song ear worms now irisblue Jan 2021 #73
I love the scene in "The Iron Lady" where she says to her co-members of Parliament: "Gentlemen, CTyankee Jan 2021 #24
Did you ever watch Iron Angels...I was never taught in school about how women fought for Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #33
In college I took women's history lunatica Jan 2021 #52
I tend to be selective about who I call a "lady", as opposed to woman... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #27
I used to be a member of a women's group that had an online forum and published betsuni Jan 2021 #28
Who has asked this? cwydro Jan 2021 #31
Women. Ain't ya heard? Iggo Jan 2021 #62
I don't mind being called a lady or a woman. EllieBC Jan 2021 #32
That's it! Mossfern Jan 2021 #35
How did your friend feel about Ma'am? That apostrophe is a "d". NurseJackie Jan 2021 #41
I don't remember her reactions to Ma'am. Mossfern Jan 2021 #48
I prefer the formal. It shows respect. NurseJackie Jan 2021 #53
I don't mind my doctors Mossfern Jan 2021 #83
I hope she never learns about one of the most famous American potteries: Vinca Jan 2021 #63
I don't say anything gender things related anymore. MyNameGoesHere Jan 2021 #36
Well, That's Way Easier! ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #38
Blank Know right? MyNameGoesHere Jan 2021 #57
I took a woman's history class in the late 70's which had a whole section on this. Tech Jan 2021 #40
And he who must not be named certainly did all he could to set women back to the 50s LearnedHand Jan 2021 #42
It's taking so long maybe because Mossfern Jan 2021 #51
That is so very nice. Thank you. I have felt it for decades but have only nicely been asking LizBeth Jan 2021 #47
Which women? treestar Jan 2021 #50
Sorry, but that's ridiculous. I'm a woman and I hope a lady. Why don't people concentrate on Vinca Jan 2021 #56
🎵 Lady... 🎵 NurseJackie Jan 2021 #59
Thank you Nurse Jackie! Love these selections. Hekate Jan 2021 #84
My vote's for Dylan. Billytee Jan 2021 #93
Where? When? Who? Iggo Jan 2021 #61
I'm a Lady and no one better forget that. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2021 #64
Yes Meowmee Jan 2021 #69
Absolutely! 👍 🙂 nt Raine Jan 2021 #87
This isn't a Tarzan movie..."Me want Woman." Sometimes, "Lady" sounds way nicer than "Woman" mtnsnake Jan 2021 #65
Which women have asked this? hamsterjill Jan 2021 #66
As well as "female" -- female is an adjective obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #67
Lady is fine by me Meowmee Jan 2021 #68
I'm another woman who doesn't mind being called lady. For example, if a stranger pnwmom Jan 2021 #71
So what did you think of Woman Gaga's rendition of the National Anthem the other day? mtnsnake Jan 2021 #72
As a woman, "lady" is fine with me frogmarch Jan 2021 #75
Adding some to this thread. Being called a woman can be an insult. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2021 #76
I Thought That, Too ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #80
So I says, "that's no lady... that's my WIFE!!" NurseJackie Jan 2021 #78
Can we get an exemption if we say it in a Jerry Lewis voice? Dagstead Bumwood Jan 2021 #79
Have we? Asked that, I mean? Hekate Jan 2021 #82
No woman in my universe has ever made this request. nt Progressive Jones Jan 2021 #85
All ladies are women, but not all women are ladies. Totally Tunsie Jan 2021 #86
Some of us are Queens. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2021 #88
And some are Dames ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2021 #91
It's ridiculous to try and police the use of language in every instance. Bucky Jan 2021 #92
Well said. nt mtnsnake Jan 2021 #99
I'm an Old Lady and have never made that request msfiddlestix Jan 2021 #94
I rather like being called "Gentleman," and often address my sons and coworkers as such. NNadir Jan 2021 #96
F.W.O.T.U.S. alphafemale Jan 2021 #98
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