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Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:35 PM

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Check out some of the pretty gals in Beijing... [View all] Playinghardball Mar 2014 OP

gals?? mzteris Mar 2014 #1

Oh Stop it. NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #3

+1 Go Vols Mar 2014 #15

yeah, i know people who've mzteris Mar 2014 #49

lol Go Vols Mar 2014 #61

What can you expect from mzteris Mar 2014 #63

Not starting off well Go Vols Mar 2014 #68

that was meant mzteris Mar 2014 #90

awesome sub thread, thanks! snooper2 Mar 2014 #72

More like "hijacked-thread" if you ask me. PCIntern Mar 2014 #76

Here's a gal chiming in Dude! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #82

Well, there is a fail here. Raine1967 Mar 2014 #77

This isn't the same and you know it. Warpy Mar 2014 #89

I'm sorry, but I don't mzteris Mar 2014 #91

Oooooooohhhhh! You said "Dick"! nt tblue37 Mar 2014 #109

+2 Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #23

"Guys! Gals!"-sarah Palin ErikJ Mar 2014 #24

oh well - mzteris Mar 2014 #50

Wouldn't be my choice, Feral Child Mar 2014 #33

I'm sorry, but no mzteris Mar 2014 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author panader0 Mar 2014 #74

well, I guess you told me! mzteris Mar 2014 #92

I have deleted my post panader0 Mar 2014 #110

I'm fine with it. Neoma Mar 2014 #106

I am a woman and a feminist--and "gals" doesn't bother me-- though being called a "girl" would. tblue37 Mar 2014 #111

Not agreeing or disagreeing, Reter Mar 2014 #133

Spot on madokie Mar 2014 #123

Cute! Guys and Gals.. is there such Cha Mar 2014 #131

+1... TeeYiYi Mar 2014 #4

As a man that no longer calls himself a feminist because of all the petty complaints, A Simple Game Mar 2014 #20

In this particular case... TeeYiYi Mar 2014 #25

You're over-reacting. Feral Child Mar 2014 #37

I'm not the word police... TeeYiYi Mar 2014 #39

That seems a more reasonable statement Feral Child Mar 2014 #43

+1000. Nt. Lunacee_2013 Mar 2014 #41

How? I do NOT see it... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #83

Neither do I. Owl Mar 2014 #128

I didn't think you would give me an alternative word. A Simple Game Mar 2014 #101

Take your pick of sexist colloquialisms and knock yourself out, SimpleGame... TeeYiYi Mar 2014 #140

You're probably right with your last sentence. A Simple Game Mar 2014 #141

But but but--I think Pres. Obama is a pretty cool guy. nt tblue37 Mar 2014 #112

And I think this is a pretty cool response...guy or gal! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #134

you're no longer a feminist mzteris Mar 2014 #51

I don't wish to be associated with the likes of some so called feminists on this board, they A Simple Game Mar 2014 #104

Nope. "Ladies" is definitely not sanctioned. Young women = OK, but NOT "ladies. tblue37 Mar 2014 #113

"Ladies" is a no-no too? What about First Lady? Owl Mar 2014 #129

Grandfathered (grandmothered?) in as a traditional "title.". nt tblue37 Mar 2014 #130

Men who think it is within their purview to declare which issues feminists concern themselves with redqueen Mar 2014 #62

And self proclaimed feminists that leech onto any perceived outrage are A Simple Game Mar 2014 #102

Sure dude. redqueen Mar 2014 #103

As I usually do yours. n/t A Simple Game Mar 2014 #105

You are not alone in that. Jamastiene Mar 2014 #29

I've been told by my African American coworker not to call her a gal wryter2000 Mar 2014 #31

I'm a gal. Have been since I wasn't a baby. loudsue Mar 2014 #30

So you can't use "guys" to informally identify a group of males of mixed ages? elfin Mar 2014 #5

I use guys as a genderless address. Gals is antiquated. Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #9

Same here on the use of guys and pretty for the Flotus. JimDandy Mar 2014 #19

fwiw, I've been told not to d_r Mar 2014 #99

While my personal proclivities mzteris Mar 2014 #53

+1 theHandpuppet Mar 2014 #18

I'm 69 and I see nothing wrong with that term Plucketeer Mar 2014 #22

Of course not, mzteris Mar 2014 #54

School this ignorant geezer Plucketeer Mar 2014 #126

Nothing like hi jacking tread for your own self centered upaloopa Mar 2014 #32

Exactly n/t godai Mar 2014 #69

For fuck's sake NV Whino Mar 2014 #35

It all starts with respect mzteris Mar 2014 #55

For the record NV Whino Mar 2014 #71

LOL, I honestly have no idea if you are serious or joking. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #36

Ahem. LadyHawkAZ Mar 2014 #47

! opiate69 Mar 2014 #52

so? mzteris Mar 2014 #59

so then you say your son gets to decide what he wants to be called....but YOU step in to tell us VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #84

Well, next time I'm at the White House mzteris Mar 2014 #95

Snork! LadyHawkAZ Mar 2014 #116

You made that thread get edited snooper2 Mar 2014 #73

Number 10 Raine1967 Mar 2014 #78

She ended up editing "gals" to "women"--probably because of this thread. tblue37 Mar 2014 #118

I see sea had no problem with "gals" until the fauxrage here. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #125

Leave it to you BainsBane Mar 2014 #135

I think you posted to the wrong person LadyHawkAZ Mar 2014 #136

You think wrong BainsBane Mar 2014 #137

I did read it LadyHawkAZ Mar 2014 #138

Please lighten up; I use it, too, and I R one. nt babylonsister Mar 2014 #56

You know I like and respect you mzteris Mar 2014 #60

It's not allowed in the workplace? Says who? And I don't babylonsister Mar 2014 #65

and I am in total agreement with you...this is kneejerk nonsense! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #85

I'm sorry, but mzteris Mar 2014 #96

not in any place I've worked in mzteris Mar 2014 #87

What you're saying has a lot of merit. Look how time has marginalized other words such as R B Garr Mar 2014 #132

What do you mean it's not allowed in the work place? Sissyk Mar 2014 #114

It's the female for "guys." I think it's suitable for all ages, in a casual context. MADem Mar 2014 #81

Damn, I guess I'm gonna lose a few more points ... oldhippie Mar 2014 #94

Wow. Really? Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #124

And goodwill to all men. WhiteTara Mar 2014 #127

Gorgeous! Whisp Mar 2014 #2

I'm glad to see Marian Robinson getting out and about Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #6

Jeebus, look at Malia LittleBlue Mar 2014 #7

Malia is absolutely beautiful and Sasha asjr Mar 2014 #21

She looks so much like her father! nt tblue37 Mar 2014 #119

After a long flight I am not smiling like that. iandhr Mar 2014 #8

I might be smiling Mr.Bill Mar 2014 #27

LOL think4yourself Mar 2014 #40

+1 iandhr Mar 2014 #70

Pretty smart gals indeed. n/t eggplant Mar 2014 #10

Nice fix! deurbano Mar 2014 #13

The rest of the thread is just flame bait. Sigh. eggplant Mar 2014 #14

"Pretty" is sexist. Unless you call men that too The Straight Story Mar 2014 #11

"Sexist" is offensive. Orrex Mar 2014 #12

I *totally* think men can be pretty! DeadLetterOffice Mar 2014 #44

only the ignorant think that JI7 Mar 2014 #57

I call men handsome.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #86

Yep - any one way term is sexist by it's nature The Straight Story Mar 2014 #97

OOOOOOH! The republicans are not going to like this. Chuckie Todd is probably mfcorey1 Mar 2014 #16

"Look at Moochelle traveling on the taxpayers' dime again" tarheelsunc Mar 2014 #34

The lunatics have been pitching a fit in my local rag for a week now. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #107

Lovely. I'm a 65 year old woman who marched in many protests and burned my bra. OregonBlue Mar 2014 #17

Amen, OregonBlue Glitterati Mar 2014 #120

What will FOX and Rush say this trip cost the U.S. taxpayers? Laf.La.Dem. Mar 2014 #26

5 zillion and thats why corporations can't increase wages for Americans. Iliyah Mar 2014 #45

Eleventy brazillion! nt tblue37 Mar 2014 #121

What is that on Sasha's hand? surrealAmerican Mar 2014 #28

It's a thumb brace. Xithras Mar 2014 #46

Lovely photograph. Feral Child Mar 2014 #38

Is it just me or do the daughters resemble their parents? KansDem Mar 2014 #42

Funny how that works... babylonsister Mar 2014 #58

i think malia looks more like her mother ,especially the high cheekbones JI7 Mar 2014 #66

No, Malia has her dad's eyebrows, smile, and facial structure. I think Sascha resembles her maternal tblue37 Mar 2014 #122

Wow the girls* have gotten so big... one_voice Mar 2014 #64

Sasha will be a teenager this year JI7 Mar 2014 #67

Malia will be old enough to drive... one_voice Mar 2014 #75

Tuned in to see some nice comments on the Obama Family rurallib Mar 2014 #79

As it happens 4 generations of female family members are here at the house tularetom Mar 2014 #80

I'd say I agree with mzteris Mar 2014 #93

Raw: First Lady Arrives in Beijing - VIDEO Tx4obama Mar 2014 #88

Oh darn, you got me on that one!!!! coldbeer Mar 2014 #98

for a second I thought Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #108

Love those gals! zappaman Mar 2014 #100

'Gal' is suddenly an offensive term? Jetboy Mar 2014 #115

Great photo, thanks. n/t LadyHawkAZ Mar 2014 #117

Stunning beauties! n/t Triana Mar 2014 #139