[Cherie]

for ‘girls’
A sexist word according to Cardiff Metropolitan University, which said that it should never be used about adults as it is a way of belittling them.


TiBB

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Cherie

for ‘girls’
A sexist word according to Cardiff Metropolitan University, which said that it should never be used about adults as it is a way of belittling them.


TiBB

It certainly can be sexist when men refer to grown women as girls, which is pretty common and no doubt those same men would object to being called boys - but like most things it’s about context.