This reminds me. I REALLY hate "ladies" and "girls" used to refer to all men in the army. So grodies! 
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Replying to @o_guest @maria_ndrnh and
Sorry, did not know that reference. I generally dislike ‘ladies’, but that may be personal dislike.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @maria_ndrnh and
It';s very typical in hyper-macho environments. E.g., Army superior to men running in barracks: "Come on ladies". Also yes, ladies is offensive due to this and many other reasons. I also dislike it. What's wrong with "women"?
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
Also at work, professionalism = calling women "women". Best comic on this: http://www.robot-hugs.com/girl-troubles/ pic.twitter.com/sjeG4xm1qI
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
Along similar lines, do you see it as a problem when men (or women) sometimes call men "boys"? Sometimes it's disrespectful, but other times it's an expression of camaraderie.
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Replying to @PaulRoundy1 @IrisVanRooij and
I refer to the above comic which says you can use any words you like in your spare time, but at work you have to be professional. Men are "men".
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Replying to @o_guest @PaulRoundy1 and
To be honest, I think using girl and boy to refer to adults has more corrosive effects in addition to sexism. It intersects with how we treat children and adults.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
I hear young adults calling each other "kids" nearly all the time. It's mostly just habit from having recently been children. Yet most of the time people refer to each other in such ways they don't take outward offense to it.
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Replying to @PaulRoundy1 @IrisVanRooij and
Professionalism isn't the same as "not taking offence".
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
Professionalism can apply to both what speakers say and how listeners react.
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I think asking not to be infantilised at work is pretty professional.
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