Do you like being called a girl?

\Hi bluepacker, I do like that greeting...I like to be called a "girl" it brings back many many younger moments for me...I take is as a call of endearment...Because I am 62 and truly am not a "girl" but its ok...they can see that I am sure...I only like it when I am called a "girl" when my friends do it...thats why its a term of endearment... But if my boss called me anything other than my name, it would not be kool at all...I don't think he would like me to call him "boy" so he could not get away with calling me "girl"...its just not professional. in any form...Its wrong.... You need to have that one on one with him and let him know how you feel about being called 'girl" because if you don't he will never know that you don't like it and may not ever stop..... Speak up for yourself!!!!!

I don't mind at all. It makes me feel young again even though I am no longer a spring chicken...LOL Me & my friends will encourage each other that way. Example: One of us gets a new job then we will say something like, "You go girl" & then we all laugh. It's just an expression & nothing is really meant by it.

Me? I really don't care . I used to look at the age of the person saying it. If they were old enough to be my mother or father then it didn't bother me. Now? it doesn't matter.

Hi Blue, I have to honestly say it doesn't bother me a bit and I'm almost 56. I work with the public and I get called girl, hon, sweetie...you name it. I will agree with you...i am not a little girl and those names really don't feel like they fit but I just don't find them offensive at all. I think the person says them out of habit. You are entitled to your feelings, Blue but I would strongly advise you NOT to confront your boss on this. I think he probably uses the word as an endearment and like you acknowledged yourself...you don't think he is being a jerk. I just think you will regret it the minute you say something. If I KNOW the person is not intending to insult me then I just am ok with whatever pet name they attach to me. In all my 55+ years, I've been called a whole lot worse. If you haven't...you are just lucky. "Girl" is not an insult. Sorry blue...I usually agree with you but not on this one.

hi blue65packler I am the same way.of course Iam now white haired so no longer get the girl bit. but I have heard men say" Oh I will have one of the girls do that for you" and I looked around.all of the women were at least forty and several close to 70 so they were not girls. I did not mind when I was thirty but to me its ludicrous to call a mature 60 year old woman "girl" and so many do it to put us in our places,like a pat on the headf little girl" its condescedning to me and sexist too.I know that older men do this to other older men when they want to put them down.LIke{"Hey boy I told you to do that this morning" and the boy was red faced and 70 years old. He was angry and I did not blame him. thats wrong. Blue we mature women have a right to be treated as adults,not children.