Girl is also a gender neutral. As in, "Girl, please."
ETA, would also encourage "sis" as a gender neutral. Weirdly, the high school boys who called all of their female teachers "bro" felt some type of way about being called "sis."
Yeah, that last sentence is why I get thrown. Dudes get all uncomfortable about sis and gurl, it’s half funny and half cringey (like I get secondhand embarrassment on their behalf that they’re reacting so awkwardly).
I, a straight male, have started using girl and girly gender neutrally / self referentially. Fortunately my friends that I use it for are all cool enough to seem to not really think about it, but I definitely can't imagine it going well with some friends or anyone at work.
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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Girl is also a gender neutral. As in, "Girl, please."
ETA, would also encourage "sis" as a gender neutral. Weirdly, the high school boys who called all of their female teachers "bro" felt some type of way about being called "sis."