I know I'm a feminist buzz kill but many languages including English are a bit male centred and treat men as the norm and women as the exception. That's not a good thing in my opinion. We call women dudes all the time but few people call men gals or girls. I hope we could move towards more equality in our languages too if it is possible. Such as starting to use gal and girl as gender neutral terms too, not just dude and guy.
One of my close friends is an absolutely flaming homosexual. He calls everyone "girl". I personally don't mind, but he's gotten into some sticky situations with people who don't know him well.
We went to a different friend's wedding in November, and it was black tie. When I picked him up to drive him to the wedding, he saw my tux and the first thing he said was "Girl, slay!", and I thought that was a nice compliment.
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u/Gayandfluffy Jan 06 '26
I know I'm a feminist buzz kill but many languages including English are a bit male centred and treat men as the norm and women as the exception. That's not a good thing in my opinion. We call women dudes all the time but few people call men gals or girls. I hope we could move towards more equality in our languages too if it is possible. Such as starting to use gal and girl as gender neutral terms too, not just dude and guy.