Hello All!
After viewing the comments on Flickr I was pretty interested and somewhat surprised at some of the comments that were being made about "sexist language". Although most people do not think that calling a woman a "girl” or a man a "boy" can be offensive, I can think of some situations where those terms can be pretty disrespectful. For example, if there is an older man or woman and you introduce them to someone else by saying "hi this girl/boy is (and then state their name". The older person will be offended because it will seem as though you do not respect them.
Also I can see if someone calls a girl a "tom-boy" that can be sort of sexist because that means you automatically assume that girls are supposed to dress a certain way and are not supposed to be into sports or other activities that would be considered "boy-ish".
On the other hand, I believe that terms do not necessarily have to be defined as "sexist language" because it all depends on the person’s intentions. So in conclusion I would be careful when using words that can sound "sexist" to ensure that others do not get offended.
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Hi there,
ReplyDeleteYou're right and I think that it can be offensive in such a way that we use it. If we think that it's a way of addressing people, it would be sexist if the age is put into play. So as a result, like how you said, we should be careful on how we use it. However nowadays, the majority would really ignore the fact of how these words can define sexist.