Are We All GUYS ???

Are we all GUYS ???

I am not sure when it happened. When did it become socially acceptable to refer to both sexes as “guys”? Have you noticed it? Everybody is a guy. I see it on TV, in movies, used by store clerks, everywhere! 

My guess is that corporate America decided to level their employees, male and female, to give the illusion of equality among sexes. And somehow this spread like wildfire into every aspect of life. I can see it being used with all male dominated teams, of course. And Webster’s Dictionary says it is appropriate language in groups of mixed sexes to call them “guys.” Okay, I accept that. But women are increasing in management of major corporations, politics, are the main earners in many families. Because of this, should we also be called “guys”? Heck NO !!!

The other day, a greeter at Quaker Steak and Lube, addressed my female friend and I ,“How are you guys today?“ I answered, “There are no guys here, only us ladies.“ She was not pleased with my response, and just continued with seating us in silence.   

I believe it is a matter of respect. Women are meant to be respected as the Mothers of our planet. No one would be here without their Mothers. We should never relinquish this role of honor for the vision of “being one of the guys.“

Please ladies, stand up for your right to be a girl, woman, female. All job applications , surveys, insurance forms still want to know if you are male or female. At the beginning of the race, drivers in the Indianapolis 500 are called out each year, “Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines.”

Ladies, it’s up to us to change this. It’s easy. Just correct those who call you a “guy” by saying, “I am a woman. No guys here.“ By making people aware of this, we can reclaim our sex and be ladies, and girls again.       

Christine Shearhart

Retired concerned citizen with a point of view

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Volume 10, Issue 14, Posted 3:34 PM, 07.08.2014