Ladies, do you enjoy being called 'ladies'?

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When I hear the word, all I can think of is Adam Horowitz of the Beastie Boys screaming 'hey ladies!!' ... or better yet, Jerry Lewis for those enjoying LPSG from the shared computer at the retirement home.

Just curious because, ladies, you bring me up when I'm down...you turn me on when I'm lonely and show me all your charms. Thoughts? Is it a compliment? Or does it piss you off as much it irks me when someone calls me 'pal' or 'buddy' or 'friend' (which usually means they are none of these things to me.)
 

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When I hear the word, all I can think of is Adam Horowitz of the Beastie Boys screaming 'hey ladies!!' ... or better yet, Jerry Lewis for those enjoying LPSG from the shared computer at the retirement home.

Just curious because, ladies, you bring me up when I'm down...you turn me on when I'm lonely and show me all your charms. Thoughts? Is it a compliment? Or does it piss you off as much it irks me when someone calls me 'pal' or 'buddy' or 'friend' (which usually means they are none of these things to me.)
I'm fine with being called a lady and think it's stupid to get all bent out of shape about it. There are so many worse things that men call women, like bitch, cunt, and whore.

On the other hand, I'm not real fond of being referred to as a female. Military people tend to do that and it makes me feel like a lab experiment. I think gal is kinda goofy, but not offensive. :cool:
 

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To be honest, I still use the term "girl" for women around my age or younger. I'm slowly transitioning on to "women" now. "Lady" or "ladies" still feels somewhat weird to me, but maybe it's because I'm still fairly young.

Personally, I agree with the OP, I get a little irked when someone calls me "pal", "buddy" or "boy", but I think it depends on the context. Most of the time those words can be used sarcasticly or in a negative manner. For women, I think "lady", or "woman" are rarely negative. "Ladies" is more likely to be negative since it includes the gal/girl into a certain stereotype/group.

Heh, that was probably my most " filled post.
 

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Oddly, I was taught never to refer to a jury as "ladies and gentlemen of the jury" because for some older generation women, to be referred to as a lady was the same as being called a prostitute because the PC term for prostitute used to be ladies of the night or something similar. So, while lady is a fairly benign term now, you never know who you will get on a jury so I always address them as "members of the jury" then the Peter Griffin inside me says "hee hee, member"
 

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I'm fine with being called a lady and think it's stupid to get all bent out of shape about it. There are so many worse things that men call women, like bitch, cunt, and whore.

I think the OP's intent was what we call "sarcasm". This is also referred to as "tongue in cheek" ;-)
 

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I may be missing something but I dont really see what possibly could make someone upset at the term "Ladies" unless it is being used to objectify or to diminish someone. For example I am borderline petite (5"3") I have no issues one way or another about my height but if I did and someone was refering to me continually as "little lady" that might rankle but there are so many other things out here to get upset about...
 

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This is a great question! I always hate it. Reminds me of guys in the 1970s who wore their shirts open so you could see their hairy chests and gold chains, and wore too much bad cologne. The characters Steve Martin and Dan Akroyd played on Saturday Night Live, Horte and Yorge or whatever. There was a dude who called my wife "a very special lady" to me, he made me about puke he was such a sexist moron.
 

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There was a dude who called my wife "a very special lady" to me, he made me about puke he was such a sexist moron.

Also a great scene in The Big Lebowski discussing the Dude's "lady":

The Dude: Look, just stay away from my fucking lady friend.
Da Fino: Hey, I'm not messing with your special lady.
The Dude: She's not my special lady, she's my fucking lady friend.
 
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Drifter darling, I'd only have to ban you if I took offense at it and considered it a personal attack, but I can say with all honesty, I'd have no problem with you thinking of me as a cunt :wink:

He's such a sweet talker.:biggrin1: You can call me Master of the Universe.
 
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I've always thought of the term "lady" as a respectful way to refer to a woman. I generally use either "woman" or "lady". As a gay man, I only really use "girl" when referring to friends, usually other gay males. Go figure... LOL.
 
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