Re: Gender (was: Homosexuality and gender identity)

Christophe Grandsire scripsit:

> You girls?! ;)))) (or "You dolls", as I've seen quite often the expression
> "guys and dolls" in the spam I receive on my hotmail address ;))) )
That seems very 1920s-1940s to me, at least outside porn contexts.
But yes, the desire to use "guys" for all-female groups probably reflects
the fact that all other forms are faintly (or greatly) demeaning.

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