Read this blog post by Christie Koehler to see what she thinks, then comment below, sharing your opinion on this issue.
https://subfictional.com/2012/07/02/language-matters-stop-using-guys-to-address-mix-gender-groups
As a young woman, have you ever noticed how often mixed groups or even groups of women or girls are referred to as 'guys'? How do you feel about this?
Read this blog post by Christie Koehler to see what she thinks, then comment below, sharing your opinion on this issue. https://subfictional.com/2012/07/02/language-matters-stop-using-guys-to-address-mix-gender-groups
19 Comments
Katelyn
7/7/2015 01:01:10 am
It annoys me when that happens, yet sometimes I do it, because it seems natural, witch it shouldn't be!
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Emily
7/7/2015 01:02:34 am
I often feel annoyed. I feel annoyed because, why can't they say girls? Or people? Or everyone? I completely agree.
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Claire
7/7/2015 01:02:41 am
I think that it is very true, especially when there is just a group of girls, we're not 'guys' we're girls and that matters
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Sarah
7/7/2015 01:02:54 am
I must agree with the blog that I am constantly referred to ''one of the guys" but honestly, I must say that I don't really care as i am a tom boy and i don't take the word, 'guy'as an insult. I just think of it as an everyday term.
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Susan
7/7/2015 01:06:26 am
I agree with you that it has become an everyday term, but how did this happen? What does it say about our English society that we have accepted a male term to refer to both genders? Should we accept it?
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Heather
7/7/2015 01:03:47 am
I find it interesting how we never really think about the literal meaning of certain terms when we say them, but if you do think about them literally, they can have a very different meaning than the one you intended.
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Reyna
7/7/2015 01:04:04 am
I see what this person is saying, but nobody says"guys" as an insult. They are just referring to a group of people in a casual and quick way. If there are only women, then don't use guys. Otherwise, I think of it as something someone uses to refer to a group of people.
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Ivy
7/7/2015 01:05:19 am
Saying,"Hey guys"is very common in our society and even I say it too, but after reading Christie Koehler's post, I certainly agree with her. Women and girls shouldn't be referred to as guys, the same way guys shouldn't be referred to as ladies.
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Riya
7/7/2015 01:05:34 am
Hey *everyone*,
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Michelle
7/7/2015 01:05:42 am
Although I personally don't mind being called 'guys', I can see how it might be offensive for some people. One of the main reasons that I don't really mind being called 'guys' is probably because I get called it so often that I don't really feel anything towards it any more. This was a very inspirational post and I hope to change the way I speak soon to not offend the people that I talk to.
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Geetanjali
7/7/2015 01:05:59 am
I think that when adressed by the term "guys" to a group of mixed genders, some people may feel offended to be called "one of the guys". Personally, when someone calls a mixed gender group which I'm in "guys", I dont feel offended, though other people may. I admit I do it often as well though, so trying not to more often would be a bit better.
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Varsha
7/7/2015 01:06:02 am
Some people think this is a little problem but it can be big for us girls. If my friends say "GUYS" I always correct them and make sure they say gals when it's just my friends and I.
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Devshi
7/7/2015 01:06:04 am
This is a very important matter and I think people say this because they think guys are the majority and are more important or something but that is NOT true and instead why don't we just say "Hi! How are ya? Isn't it a fine morning?" or say hello friends, people etc.
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Lauren
7/7/2015 01:06:55 am
I agree that we should be called girls not guys, but a lot of people are used to the term "guys". It's a habit now, even for me, it seems like a natural response.
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Rachel
7/7/2015 01:10:46 am
I agree with not calling a group of people "guys"because it could be offending to any girls in the group. I think that this article should be spread to as many people you know so they can break their habit of calling people "guys". I also think that calling people "guys"might have become a habit from many years of people saying words like "mankind". Overall I agree with her article.
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Emily
7/7/2015 01:11:07 am
I don't really think anything of it because often the people who refer to my group as "guys"would never purposely try to hurt me so I've come to think of it as more of an inclusive term, one that simply is meant for everyone. I've never really thought that when someone said "guys" they meant anything of it, and I feel like when some people people say it, its partially out of habit
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Ava
7/7/2015 01:12:12 am
At school I hang out with the boys a lot, so I hear it a lot. Honestly, I don't really think it is an issue, but that's my opinion. I think there are bigger problems for women than when someone says "Hey Guys".
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Alyvia
7/7/2015 01:15:24 am
I personally don't mind being referred to as "guy's" when I'm in a group of mixed genders, in fact I don't mind being referred to as "guy's" even when I'm in a group of just girls. I don't mind this because they aren't calling us men it is just a name to call people in general,it is just like saying hi folks, hey everyone, how are you friends. I call groups of people "guy's" as well, I'm not insulting them or calling them a different gender then what they are, I am just addressing them as a group. It seems natural because everyone says it and is that a problem?
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Alexandra
7/7/2015 06:26:55 am
I don''t thing that its right to call girls ''guys.''
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