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Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer
Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer Posts: 304 Member
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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????
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  • scrapalooza
    scrapalooza Posts: 335 Member
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    I never thought of gals as racial???
  • Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer
    Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer Posts: 304 Member
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    I never thought of gals as racial???

    Me neither. I was totally baffled by that.
  • sunstarz80
    sunstarz80 Posts: 43 Member
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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!
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
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    Your sister in law sounds like a delightful person.
  • Snowglobe99
    Snowglobe99 Posts: 4
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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. :)
  • jessilyn76
    jessilyn76 Posts: 532 Member
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    Oh boy......I use "gals" all the time.........I never thought I was like "that"!
  • Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer
    Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer Posts: 304 Member
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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.
  • Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer
    Geyser_Mountain_Dreamer Posts: 304 Member
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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.
  • StaceyJ2008
    StaceyJ2008 Posts: 411 Member
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    hmmm.... I am pretty sure gals just means girls. I have no idea what else it means
  • Tiernan1212
    Tiernan1212 Posts: 797 Member
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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.
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
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    She seriously needs to get laid!
  • magtart
    magtart Posts: 161 Member
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    Huh?!?!
  • PrincessCris
    PrincessCris Posts: 56
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    Your sister in law sounds like a delightful person.
    agreed... totally a very laid back person, fun to be around, not easily offended...
  • MDK0210
    MDK0210 Posts: 2 Member
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    I don't think i'ts a racial slur, but if it were at work it's not really appropriate.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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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????
    RACIAL??? No. LMAO

    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.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
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    Next time make sure to say "Gents and germs" then.
  • SweetTrouble_
    SweetTrouble_ Posts: 933 Member
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    If it is I never got the memo.
  • TheSwollMinister
    TheSwollMinister Posts: 246 Member
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    Hmmm, according to Urban Dictionary....

    :noway:

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