Not at all surprised by this. Just thought of Mae West calling men "big boy" and I am sure that whether this was flattering or something else was dependent of the recipient. LOL
On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 12:47:19 PM UTC-4, archytas wrote: > > We are often wrongly sensitive to words. We are all immature Molly. I > see you wrapped round that tree branch at one with nature and the time of > innocence. I'm with Chris on this one. > > On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 4:22:10 PM UTC, Molly wrote: > > Allan already admitted he was using it as a way to tell Gabby to grow up. > If you call a grown woman a big girl or girl, it is demeaning because you > are implying they are immature or not as intelligent. If you call a three > year old a big girl, they may appreciate you noticing that they are growing > up. No brainer. > > On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 12:15:27 PM UTC-4, Chris Jenkins wrote: > > Hold up, now, there has to be SOME understanding of colloquial use of > language if there's any hope to achieve common ground. "Big boy" and "Big > girl" are very much colloquial ways to describe someone who is grown up and > capable of taking care of themselves. It's not specifically gendered for > the purpose of gender, and it's not the same casual usage of "girl" which > causes offense to those sensitive to such. > > The language police have become much more aggressive, I see. > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Allan, calling a woman a girl is well known to be gender insensitive. If > you don't think so, suggest you brush up or this may not be the last time > you are called out for it. If indeed we are all supportive for human > rights, we can bring ourselves to be sensitive to what the other feels when > bearing the brunt of our words. Here in the states, calling a man a boy can > get you in a great deal of trouble depending on the color of your skin and > the region that your feet are currently planted upon. Words do matter, and > claiming what is said is said in jest or is insignificant is an age old way > to discount the reality of inequity, and always shows itself to be exactly > what it is to people with attitudes that truly support human rights. So > many of our words come to us through social conditioning, we don't > understand the origin or inequity. It is incumbent on each of us to try. > Tolerance of biased or abusive attitudes creates cultures of inequity. > > > On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:59:10 AM UTC-4, Allan Heretic wrote: > > To me all " big girl " is saying is she is an adult and of female gender.. > nothing more.. unless may be grow up. No different some one telling me I > am a big boy.. > > But if i say the sun is shining Gabby is offended.. if she is offended i > will stop using it.. > > تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين > Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others > > -----Original Message----- > From: Molly <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 08 Mar 2015 4:38 PM > Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: We are going backwards. > > Also, I have to go with Gabby on this one. Calling her a big girl is > gender insensitive and demeaning. > > On Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:27:40 AM UTC-4, Allan Heretic wrote: > > I am trying to find out why our big girl Gabby is so bothered be me?? Is > Gabby's soul felling a bit guilty over what..that is a > > ... -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
