When I see an email/whatever addressed to "Hey guys" I genuinely ignore it. Sorry "guys" – not a guy.
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Replying to @o_guest
Hm, for me it's just an informal way of saying "people". Doesn't feel masculine to me.
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Replying to @LEdeRuiter @o_guest
I sometimes address groups of men as "hey girls!" so I guess that's fair.
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Replying to @LEdeRuiter @annemscheel
use of girls and ladies makes me very uncomfortable especially when coming from men and in the workplace.
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Replying to @o_guest @annemscheel
the former cos of infantalisation and the latter cos "lady" has very strong connotations about who is and not one.
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Replying to @o_guest
It's basically a colloquial form of "girls" - a bit like "gals" or "lassies" but the connotations might differ slightly.
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Replying to @annemscheel
"lassies" haha, it's interesting cos in my other language there is a word for young woman that doesn't infantalise
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Replying to @o_guest @annemscheel
I for one am not offended if I am addressed with "gals" bc intention counts as well. it's no big deal.
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intention is not magic
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