08-Apr-2012, 10:52 AM
...adding to the confusion is that you can say "Hey man" or "You guys" to any person or group of people, respectively, regardless of the subjects' actual genders. "Hey girls" would not work in such a universal way (plus, some women apparently really hate the word "girl." I've been told by some women that they find it more offensive than "b----" or "c---").
I do agree that intentions are more important than the literal meaning of a word; it's why I don't see anything wrong with using racial slurs or other "hate words" in an ironic sense.
I do agree that intentions are more important than the literal meaning of a word; it's why I don't see anything wrong with using racial slurs or other "hate words" in an ironic sense.
Quote:In Jr. High School, I would take a gummi bear, squeeze its ears into points so it looked like Yoda, and then I would say to it "Eat you, I will!". And of course then I would it eat.