"GALS"
Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer
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Am I completely and totally ignorant?
My poor sister in law was fuming over a memo that included the word "gals" as in "guys and gals".
She was so upset because a coworker complained that the word "Gals" is a racial slur.
Is the word "gals" really a racial slur????
My poor sister in law was fuming over a memo that included the word "gals" as in "guys and gals".
She was so upset because a coworker complained that the word "Gals" is a racial slur.
Is the word "gals" really a racial slur????
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I never thought of gals as racial???0
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I never thought of gals as racial???
Me neither. I was totally baffled by that.0 -
I wouldn't take offense to it. Friends and people around me use that term quite a bit, so if it's offensive to some, I'm clueless!0
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Your sister in law sounds like a delightful person.0
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I never thought of gals as racial???
I agree with you!!! I have heard worse lol... this doesn't scream "offensive" to me in the slightest... just saying.0 -
Oh boy......I use "gals" all the time.........I never thought I was like "that"!0
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I wouldn't take offense to it. Friends and people around me use that term quite a bit, so if it's offensive to some, I'm clueless!
I was clueless as well.0 -
Your sister in law sounds like a delightful person.
Am I detecting some sarcasm? She actually is quite delightful. One of smartest and coolest women I've ever met.0 -
hmmm.... I am pretty sure gals just means girls. I have no idea what else it means0
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Totally not offensive to me.
And it wouldn't be racist, but I guess if you're really overly sensitive it would be sexist.0 -
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She seriously needs to get laid!0
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Huh?!?!0
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Your sister in law sounds like a delightful person.0
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I don't think i'ts a racial slur, but if it were at work it's not really appropriate.0
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Am I completely and totally ignorant?
My poor sister in law was fuming over a memo that included the word "gals" as in "guys and gals".
She was so upset because a coworker complained that the word "Gals" is a racial slur.
Is the word "gals" really a racial slur????
I can see an uber feminist getting upset at it being condescending or something (like calling grown women "girls," which doesn't bother me, but bothers some women). But it has no racial connotations at all.0 -
Next time make sure to say "Gents and germs" then.0
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If it is I never got the memo.0
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Hmmm, according to Urban Dictionary....
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Your sister in law sounds like a delightful person.
Am I detecting some sarcasm? She actually is quite delightful. One of smartest and coolest women I've ever met.
Then you probably shouldn't post threads that make her sound dumb and *****y. Because we don't know her.0 -
What group is it supposed to be racist towards? :huh:0
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What group is it supposed to be racist towards? :huh:0
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I'm pretty sure it's not, I've certainty never heard it in that context, I always thought it just meant girls0
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It's not a racial slur.
But a feminist could make the argument that it is a gender-biased term. Like how some women are offended by "broad".0 -
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Your sister in law sounds like a delightful person.
Am I detecting some sarcasm? She actually is quite delightful. One of smartest and coolest women I've ever met.
The good news is that your meter isn't broken. The bad news is you started this thread.0 -
Your sister in law sounds like a delightful person.
Am I detecting some sarcasm? She actually is quite delightful. One of smartest and coolest women I've ever met.
Then you probably shouldn't post threads that make her sound dumb and *****y. Because we don't know her.
Oh now I see...
The SIL is upset at the coworker who's upset at the word gals and now geyser is upset at us because his post made us think he was upset with his SIL.
I have an upset stomach now.
I'm not sure.
We need clarification.0 -
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