In general, I don't care as long as it's not disrespectful. So ma'am, Ms., sweetie, honey, whatever. I rather like a man referring to me by a term of endearment, even if it's not my father. My father always did it when we were growing up so I guess that I'm used to it so sweetie and honey don't bother me.
The only thing that I might be called that might be borderline for me is for a small child to call me by my first name. For instance, if my niece, 5, calls me by my first name, she gets corrected. I am Aunty Summerchild, not Summerchild.
I don't like to hear women referred to (or to refer to themselves) as females but I suspect that it's b/c it sounds ghetto to me (not b/c I think that it's disrespectful b/c I don't really).
Other than that, I'm not picky, don't really care as long as it's not disrespectful.
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Originally posted by christiangirl
I thought this would be a cool topic on here, and I didn't see it anywhere else. My org. had a forum during Black History month and at one point the conversation turned toward men using the b-word at women. Then, it went on to how we are addressed in general. My old roommate brought up a point that no matter what term is used, there's always going to be SOMEBODY who doesn't like it. There's always going to be those who'll trip if they get called a "b" or a ho (even if by slang definitions, that's exactly what her behavior makes her) and there's going to be somebody who hates being called ma'am (makes them feel old), or miss (sounds condescending), or miss lady, etc. Then we discussed how the word "female" is sometimes used to instead of "b," but one girl was even offended by that. What do you guys think and what do you prefer to be called and why?
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