# The Damage to businesses in Ferguson **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 26, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-damage-to-businesses-in-ferguson/705672 "2014-11-26T14:54:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 32
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-damage-to-businesses-in-ferguson/705672/32 "2014-11-27T04:31:40Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Exactly. I was using the accepted term for a a guy’s lady and baby. She’s is not his wife. She’s his baby momma. It’s not in any way what so ever derogatory. It’s actually a very well though out term. A guy might have kids with several women. Maybe none of them are currently his GF. They are his baby momma’s. > > It’s the 21 century and we have new terms for families. No. No this is not a phrase for you or “we” to use. In fact, [we covered this before](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713207) and you said: > [@Kanye West in trouble for defending his baby momma Kim.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-in-trouble-for-defending-his-baby-momma-kim/678902/13): > > I didn’t realize that. I just heard the phrase and started using it. I’m glad you pointed out my mistake. I’ll avoid that phrase from now on. So no you didn’t read it in _The Journal Of Things We Say Now_. You heard the phrase and decided you should start using it, and you are once again using it disparagingly (it is generally not used as a term of endearment, but still used nonetheless. By other people). And then told you were using it wrong, and said you would stop. But here you are. Just like you said you were going to start replying after quotes. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-damage-to-businesses-in-ferguson/705672)._