# Is this instance of the word 'girls' hate speech?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-instance-of-the-word-girls-hate-speech/927239>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 4, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-instance-of-the-word-girls-hate-speech/927239 "2020-12-04T22:36:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-instance-of-the-word-girls-hate-speech/927239/121 "2020-12-11T19:07:33Z")

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> [@thorny\_locust](#):
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> See if you can get a really skilled person to check her. That may well be early signs – my mother’s judgement went while she was still presenting as functional otherwise.
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> [sorry about the hijack --]

Thanks for the suggestion. Been there, did that. Over the last decade-ish she’s had a series of TIA “mini-strokes” and those have left small holes the MRI can readily see.

Her overall age and health is such that’s she’s just starting that final set of increasingly severe wobbles that ends in eventual collapse. We are actively managing what we can that she’ll let us. At least she’s in a happy place mentally & emotionally. I think one of the TIAs gutted her “worry center” and that has been a very good bit of luck for everyone involved.

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**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-instance-of-the-word-girls-hate-speech/927239/122 "2020-12-11T19:42:29Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> We are actively managing what we can that she’ll let us.

And she is incredibly lucky to have you in her life and advocating with her-her life will be longer and better for it. Good on you !

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