When someone calls you "woman"

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  • lovemydrmartens
    lovemydrmartens Posts: 144 Member
    No problem whatsoever with woman... It's what I am... maybe we aren't so bothered about it in the UK? Lady on the other hand has connotations of 'ladylike' which has never been a aim for me... ack! I suppose everything will bother someone!
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    I don't like being called a woman either
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Depends on the context.... if it's my BFF saying "Hey woman, whatcha doin' on Saturday?" It's not a big deal... but if it's a man (not necessarily, though sometimes, my husband (usually 'cause he is kidding and I talk back when he does that so it's a whole banter thing)) that use it in a way that is meant to demean me then yeah, I'll be peeved off.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    No problem whatsoever with woman... It's what I am... maybe we aren't so bothered about it in the UK? Lady on the other hand has connotations of 'ladylike' which has never been a aim for me... ack! I suppose everything will bother someone!

    I'm bothered by people with no sense of humor.
  • duharvalgt
    duharvalgt Posts: 319 Member
    This thread has confused me ,how does one refer to a female then?
  • ShannanRenae
    ShannanRenae Posts: 130
    My boyfriend calls me "woman" when he is mad, feel disrespected, or I dont do what he asks of me...doesnt bother me though, becuz the rest of the time Im sweety & sweetheart.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    This thread has confused me ,how does one refer to a female then?

    "Greetings, more intelligent gender" will suffice.

    Or just, "Hi."
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    I don't Mind it at all! I am Stong, beautiful, proud woman!!!
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    This thread has confused me ,how does one refer to a female then?

    "Greetings, more intelligent gender" will suffice.

    Or just, "Hi."

    thats bullsh!t. I said Hi once.... it didnt work.
  • momof8munchkins
    momof8munchkins Posts: 1,167 Member
    My husband calls me woman.. in a joking knda frustrated way.. it doesn't bother me.. I always say " you are so right.. I AM a woman".. then wink and sashay away.
  • WhitneyAnnabelle
    WhitneyAnnabelle Posts: 724 Member
    My husband calls me woman.. in a joking knda frustrated way.. it doesn't bother me.. I always say " you are so right.. I AM a woman".. then wink and sashay away.

    Hahaha, this made me laugh.
  • redefiningmyself
    redefiningmyself Posts: 476 Member
    Woman!
    Whoa, man.
    WooooohooohhooooMAN!
    She was a thief, you gotta believe
    She stole my heart and my cat...

    bwahhahahahahahahaaaa!!! that's EXACTLY what I was thinking!
    Snap.
    And blow out the candle.....
  • Bonita_Lynne_58
    Bonita_Lynne_58 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Could probably be a generational thing...being called Woman was never a derogatory thing..so to this day doesn't bother me...don't mind Lady, babe, hun, etc..

    Just don't call me b***h!

    And I hate being called Dear:grumble:
  • skittybang
    skittybang Posts: 1,525 Member
    I call em broads
  • Saffyra
    Saffyra Posts: 607 Member
    I don't mind a lot of these things. My husband calls me Woman when he's being silly (followed by "wheres my dinner?" :D)
    No one else has ever called me woman, that I can recall.

    I don't mind miss or lady. My friends and I always say "Hey, lady" as a hello.

    I do NOT like MISSY!

    I am a grown woman. Don't call me Missy. One woman called me that and I wanted to slap her so hard.
  • Wileyjoe
    Wileyjoe Posts: 282
    This thread has confused me ,how does one refer to a female then?

    "Greetings, more intelligent gender" will suffice.

    Or just, "Hi."

    How bout - "Hey you, make me a sammich!"
  • CalJur
    CalJur Posts: 627 Member
    Depends on context and the relationship of the person making the reference. Can be a term of endearment or a slap in the face. Just depends. There are certainly far worse terms which should never be used to refer to a woman.
  • princesspeach577
    princesspeach577 Posts: 56 Member
    No lol My boyfriend calls me woman all the time, it's usually followed by "make me a sandwich" or "do the laundry". :laugh: It's a joke to us though.

    My husband does this too! haha. He loves to say "make me a sandwich" because he knows how much it irritates me, lol.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    I used the term pretty frequently and I dont think anyone gets pissed off about it :FLIP:-whatevertheFthatmeans
  • onedayillbamilf
    onedayillbamilf Posts: 662 Member
    No
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    skitty--

    Ahhh, much better.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    This thread has confused me ,how does one refer to a female then?

    "Greetings, more intelligent gender" will suffice.

    Or just, "Hi."

    How bout - "Hey you, make me a sammich!"

    I thought you liked oatmeal?
  • Wileyjoe
    Wileyjoe Posts: 282
    This thread has confused me ,how does one refer to a female then?

    "Greetings, more intelligent gender" will suffice.

    Or just, "Hi."

    How bout - "Hey you, make me a sammich!"

    I thought you liked oatmeal?

    Oatmeal on rye - Thx
  • durhamity
    durhamity Posts: 174 Member
    I worked doing personal care in house for some older folks ...Their live in support worker would call me flower..Hey flower good morning..or nice to see ya flower. I didn't know what the hell to think of it ..I didn't care for it and asked her once why she said it ...what it meant ...She said it was just something she always said. I pretty much ignored it thinking it must be an English(England) term of some kind...But it erk'd the ish outta me ...If it meant fragile like a flower because i'm a woman ...she had me pegged wrong!

    Maybe she called you flower bc she thought you were pretty.... But, I get why it erk'd you. I wouldn't want anyone thinking I am fragile or weak.

    My pet peeve is hun, I have never liked that word and only few people get away with it.
  • kunibob
    kunibob Posts: 608 Member
    I can't say I've ever been referred to as "woman" except in a joking way. Do people seriously use it to address one another?
    Woman!
    Whoa, man.
    WooooohooohhooooMAN!
    She was a thief, you gotta believe
    She stole my heart and my cat...

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Well played.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    "Goddamnit, I don't know what it is about your face, but I wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole." - Best movie line ever. I just thought I would share a line I like to use from my favorite movie.

    what? what I thought we were in the trust tree in the nest, were we not?
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    Goddamnit, I don't know what it is about your face, but I wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.

    I'm sorry what?
  • onedayillbamilf
    onedayillbamilf Posts: 662 Member
    Also, I see you say "Flip" a lot....wth are you talking about?
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Also, I see you say "Flip" a lot....wth are you talking about?
    It's apparently an inside joke... :huh:
  • Wileyjoe
    Wileyjoe Posts: 282
    Also, I see you say "Flip" a lot....wth are you talking about?
    It's apparently an inside joke... :huh:

    I'm starting my own inside joke :flup:

    Wish you all could be in on it. :flupx2:
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