City Women - Champions and Continental Cup Winners 2016.

[101toMR]

What is 'Political Correctness'? When you cut through all the....errr....politics, ultimately it is about politeness. It is about referring to people in a way they would wish to be referred to, which displays both manners and consideration for others.

I don't expect Toni Duggan would wish to be referred to as a 'girl' and therefore people should desist from so doing, out of politeness, much the same as black people don't wish to be referred to in certain terms any more.

That's the point isn't it?
Someone used the term fully grown men together with referring to Duggan as a girl to emphasise her vulnerability.
She's a woman an I expect she likes to think of herself as one.

 

[coleridge]

Oh, I get it.

GDM = teacher's pet

 

[Dodge]

OK GDM (I hope it's not demeaning for me to address you in this way), can I refer you to an unanswered question that I asked Coleridge some time ago?

When Boots ran a campaign for No7 cosmetics, aimed at the brands demographic of 23-35 year olds, using the strap line "here come the girls", did they demean & disrespect their target audience by using this phrase?

It's a straight forward question.

Of course you can call me that :-)

No. They'd be be insane if it did.

For 4 years Boots ran this theme and took No7 to an unprecedented level of sales. I didn't see many women staging mass protests outside the "worlds largest health & beauty retailer" complaining about their demeaning portrayal of women.

But, I suppose its all about context eh?

Just saying..

And don't get me started on Girls Aloud and Girl Power..

or Girls on Film, the sexist, demeaning Duran tossers..

 

[chris85mcfc]

My Mrs says 'im out with the girls tonight'**

That doesn't sound demeaning, although if I called her a big girls blouse then it has a different context

** I appreciate that she may not actually be going out with the girls when she says this

 

[Damocles]

My Mrs says 'im out with the girls tonight'**

That doesn't sound demeaning, although if I called her a big girls blouse then it has a different context

** I appreciate that she may not actually be going out with the girls when she says this

 

[chris85mcfc]

My Mrs says 'im out with the girls tonight'**

That doesn't sound demeaning, although if I called her a big girls blouse then it has a different context

** I appreciate that she may not actually be going out with the girls when she says this

Put that one on a plate didn't I :)

 

[Damocles]

My Mrs says 'im out with the girls tonight'**

That doesn't sound demeaning, although if I called her a big girls blouse then it has a different context

** I appreciate that she may not actually be going out with the girls when she says this

Put that one on a plate didn't I :)

Aye, it must run in the family :)

 

[coleridge]

My Mrs says 'im out with the girls tonight'**

That doesn't sound demeaning, although if I called her a big girls blouse then it has a different context

** I appreciate that she may not actually be going out with the girls when she says this

Sorry to break this to you but I think she's seeing this fella.

 

[i8rags]

Stupid boy pike.

 

[i8rags]

My Mrs says 'im out with the girls tonight'**

That doesn't sound demeaning, although if I called her a big girls blouse then it has a different context

** I appreciate that she may not actually be going out with the girls when she says this

Women's night out would be more pc.