@idkhowry@RebelRedTrees@skaggot489 No honestly, I had some guy e-stalking me to the point where he literally called all the locations of my work just to find me based on the name and my general area. the word gets used so loosely, but getting stalked was probably one of the scariest things in my life.
@Yarusama16@Lavender20051@Decayedlov@polen_ball example.)
you’re valid for not wanting to be called a girl but you should also hold the same respect for other women if you hold that kind of standard, that said, unless they express it, how would you know?
@Yarusama16@Lavender20051@Decayedlov@polen_ball to assume. Set that boundary and make it clear. but if you expect women to just be okay with it that means you’re doing the same thing to them. like i mentioned in another post i don’t like being called a man either, i get it, but I also don’t like being called “man”(as per my-
@Blue__Ronin@Lavender20051@Decayedlov@polen_ball I don’t expect you to be comfortable with anything, i expect you to set the boundaries, that being said you also can see that it’s very different other ways around. your boundaries and feelings are valid, I don’t like being called a man, but it has to go both ways, personally.
@Yarusama16@Lavender20051@Decayedlov@polen_ball Not always, actually, it really depends on the space you’re in. Like Gay men a lot of times will call each other “girl” (like “girl, you have to hear this” or “he’s just a girl”) and it’s in a lighthearted manner, usually no offense is taken (i cannot speak for everyone tho)
@Yarusama16@pussytiive@Lavender20051@Decayedlov@polen_ball While this is correct we also have to understand that as slang becomes popular it can stem off something while still not meaning the same thing, similarly to the way, over the years “Bro” has lost most of its roots to “brother” and as “girl/s” becomes a more common, it will too
@Yarusama16@Lavender20051@Decayedlov@polen_ball very commonly i’ll see, especially gay people, typically gay men(not limited only to them, just what i observe) will call each other “girl” or other gays “girls” or “ladies”, and it’s just that times have changed quite a lot for language especially with text and slang. [2/2]
@Yarusama16@Lavender20051@Decayedlov@polen_ball girl is thrown around a lot as a slang term and has been a little less attached to the actual gender around the word, similarly to “bro”, “dude”, “guys” and “man”(used like “man, I can’t believe that”, not as an actual description of gender) [1/2]
@Blue__Ronin@Lavender20051@Decayedlov@polen_ball Yes, that is true, but we also can’t forget that some people may be offended the same way men would upon being called “girls” or “ladies”, especially older folks who remember the root of the word or people who find it disrespectful to themselves in general, not just women.
@andreas08z@bebidocrimex@Fizzyfied@allurequinn this is exactly what that means. being sexually attracted to the same gender, but not romantically attracted. perhaps they feel it’s a fleeting thing towards them or they just don’t feel romantically inclined towards the same sex, while still finding them sexually attractive.