mikan -
No offense taken! I’m amused most people think I’m a guy…I guess I must come across as “guyish” in my opinions or something… 
“But I can cry until I laugh or laugh until I cry.
So cut the deck right in half, I’ll play from either side…”
Hey hey now, no need to bring Wonder Woman’s hoo hoo into this.
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I still prefer Isis over Wonder Woman…but I really dig Wonder Woman’s bracelets.
I wanna block bullets with my wrists < whine >
Agreed that feline related names tend to be female… I’ve noticed that any kind of canine name seems to be (USUALLY) male.
Perhaps because of the association of feline=female=pussy, and stereotypical views of men=dogs.
:::;shrug::::::
Just a guess?
Ok, guys, quick! Just by going by my screen name…am I male or female?
MaryAnn
No, stupid, it’s a boat!
Tsk, tsk, what on earth has caused this thread to get bumped so far down the list? (Er, no need to answer that.)
Just thought I’d welcome ThisYearsGirl to the Girl list.
I am kinda disappointed :::sobbing::: that no one responded to my question in the OP about the dimunitive connotations of “girl”. I really did mean it as a serious question about changing linguistic practices, honest!
hmmmm I didn’t really think it mattered on a message board if you were male or female…depending on the subject I guess you could tell from someone’s point of view…fuzzy-wuzzy was a bear…didn’t say male or female…lol
“Do or do not, there is no try” - Yoda
Gender-neutral nicknames are fun-
Because trolls don’t know whether to call you a cunt or a dickhead, they are forced to be a little more creative and you can really amass vocabulary from them.
don’t forget GirlbySea…I don’t think she posts much but she’s pretty famous by association!
And calling a woman a girl makes them feel young. Carefree etc…
Plus I think that women have ‘claimed’ the power of the word? Much like Homosexuals have done with ‘fag’ and African Americans have done with ‘Nigger’.
-Frankie
I’m not a shrimp, I’m a King Prawn.
-Pepe the Prawn
In response to the OP…
NEVER…
Repeat, NEVER…
EVER call me sailor boy!
::retches in the corner::
I’ve frequently been called Miss Davis in real life, so it was only natural to call myself that here as well, since I like it so much.
As for the diminutive, I think it’s becoming more accepted, as women have taken to calling themselves that. My friends and I refer to each other almost exclusively as “the girls”. I also like “ladies”, though, but only in a certain mood. “Ladies” to me sounds kind of ironic and naughty all at the same time.
grinning Oh chief…how much ya wanna pay me NOT to call you Sailor Boy at the Norfolk gathering???
“But I can cry until I laugh or laugh until I cry.
So cut the deck right in half, I’ll play from either side…”
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