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You may personally see "ladies" as respectful, and once upon a time it was. A century ago, if you weren't a "lady," you were probably a low-life ****. But these days, many women feel that it's an attempt to shoehorn them into a traditional ladylike pigeonhole of being demure, agreeable, and passive.
You may personally see "ladies" as respectful, and once upon a time it was. A century ago, if you weren't a "lady," you were probably a low-life ****. But these days, many women feel that it's an attempt to shoehorn them into a traditional ladylike pigeonhole of being demure, agreeable, and passive.
I'll just continue using 'you guys' instead of guessing, lest there be some woman with a broomstick stuck in an uncomfortable place who may take offense to her group being referred to as 'ladies'.
I'll just continue using 'you guys' instead of guessing, lest there be some woman with a broomstick stuck in an uncomfortable place who may take offense to her group being referred to as 'ladies'.
So far, I haven't had a problem.
I'm going with "Y'all" as being both gender neutral and all encompassing, regardless of numbers involved.
I'm usually zoned and asleep before the thing backs away from the jetway. Whatever they whanna call me is fine as long as they make sure I deplane at my destination.
You may personally see "ladies" as respectful, and once upon a time it was. A century ago, if you weren't a "lady," you were probably a low-life ****. But these days, many women feel that it's an attempt to shoehorn them into a traditional ladylike pigeonhole of being demure, agreeable, and passive.
Well call me old fashioned because I raised my daughters to behave like ladies, to be every bit the lady that their mom is. Meaning they don't use foul language to express themselves, they don't use sex to advance their position, they don't dress seductively for the work place. In short they are very professional polite women. They are also from what I hear very strict bosses. Firm but fair, but also not to be messed with.
Who says a lady has to be agreeable, passive, demure?
I have worked with many women in my life been their boss and had them as bosses. I will say I never like foul mouthed bosses regardless of gender. If you can't make your point without dropping the F bomb every other word you have no business being a boss.
I have worked with women who liked to advertise or brag about their sex lives. Very unprofessional.
I have had females try to seduce me when I was their boss and they were in trouble.
No a lady is not a soft mouse of a human being. They are strong and confident in who and what they are. Most feminists that I have met are not confident and they over compensate by being loud and overly aggressive even about the smallest of slights. Like being called a lady, which everyone knows is actually a compliment.
I'm going with "Y'all" as being both gender neutral and all encompassing, regardless of numbers involved.
I'm usually zoned and asleep before the thing backs away from the jetway. Whatever they whanna call me is fine as long as they make sure I deplane at my destination.
Y'all will work, too. It doesn't matter what they call their passengers because nobody listens to those broads anyway.
I'll just continue using 'you guys' instead of guessing, lest there be some woman with a broomstick stuck in an uncomfortable place who may take offense to her group being referred to as 'ladies'.
So far, I haven't had a problem.
I say you guys as well, including to my adult daughters. Far as the airline why not just call them Passengers? Encompasses everyone on the plane regardless of their gender or age. Even a service dog on a plane is still a passenger.
I don't like Ladies, or Gentlemen. Those are archaic terms of a bygone era.
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