I think people should get the sand out of their crack (notice that both
genders have a crack, wouldn't want to offend anyone) and quit looking
for the bogey-man behind every door. If you constantly look for things
to offend, you'll be constantly offended.
On 9/27/2012 7:36 PM, Jo Rhett wrote:
On Sep 27, 2012, at 11:36 AM, JC Dill wrote:
It's NOT helping to equivocate "guys" and "girls"!
*shrug* Sorry you are offended. Some are, most of my friends use those terms
interchangeably. (I'm referring to friends of the female gender) Apparently
some on the east coast get offended by this, but that post was to a tight
audience who I knew well. I use 'boys' and 'guys' interchangeably too, and that
probably offends someone. It's not sexism :)
I really wish folks would dig a bit deeper into the thesaurus to find appropriate words.
One can use a variety of gender neutral words with some simple re-writing. Remember,
it's perfectly OK to employ singular "they" as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
I completely disagree. Abusing plural words causes confusion when trying to
discuss topics and be specific about the numbers involved.
