Gender trope discussion from last night

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34. "Gal" is perfectly acceptable in every social circle I'm aware of except among...

...a certain subset of mysteriously socially affected seemingly oversensitive "students" of social interactions.

Overall, it's a term that would die out with my parents' generation if not for the great "to do" that has been created by this certain subset.

So, interestingly and perhaps ironically, drawing so much attention to an otherwise dead and harmless term has served to give it life, and to give it an offensive air.

I'm going to ask all the gals at the office tomorrow if they think it's offensive.

I don't think any of them will.



Now, as for terms that seem demeaning to me, as a man, I think sometimes "boss" is used and I wonder what it means when I'm not the boss of the person.

And, for sure, "sport" is commonly used as a replacement for other terms, negative appellations, that wouldn't be used so easily in public.