Is "Lady" derogatory in some way?
Lady
When you're with me I'm smiling
Give me all your love
Your hands build me up when I'm sinking
Touch me and my troubles all fade
--"Lady", Styx
Listening to NJ101.5 on the way home from the gym last night. The host on the show was this woman and she brought up a interesting topic something to the effect of that she doesn't like to be referred to as a "Lady." She'd much rather be referred to as one of those old, "Frank Sinatra-era" (as she called it) terms like "Dame" or "Skirt." Even in the recent film/comic adaptation Sin City females in that film were referred to "Dames" often. Even Bugs Bunny once said "That's the trouble with some dames . . . kiss 'em and they fall apart."
She also liked the term "Broad" for some reason XD
Now this kinda got me since I usually refer to females as "Ladies" since "woman" is too generic and "girl" don't make sense if the female is over 20 or so. I always equated it to like royalty as it is equal to a "Lord" in British parlance from what I remember. Plus, how many great songs were made using said term? The aforementioned "Lady" by Styx, Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady", Lou Rawls' "Lady Love", The Commodores' "Three Times a Lady"
But I also remember that one of my female LJ friends didn't take well to being called a "Lady" either. Perhaps it is too often equated with people saying someone is an "old lady" or that it is an oft used name for a dog?
There are worse terms that I hear guys toss about openly that piss me off like "bitches" and "ho's" and whatnot. Talk about derogatory!!
In any case, just for the helluvit, I wanna get a feel for which of these terms those on my f-list (the womens especially) think is most acceptible. Plus, leave any suggestions you see fit . . .
Poll Tems for Females
So have at thee!
PS: Also made a new icon with some people's fansprites . . . XD
When you're with me I'm smiling
Give me all your love
Your hands build me up when I'm sinking
Touch me and my troubles all fade
--"Lady", Styx
Listening to NJ101.5 on the way home from the gym last night. The host on the show was this woman and she brought up a interesting topic something to the effect of that she doesn't like to be referred to as a "Lady." She'd much rather be referred to as one of those old, "Frank Sinatra-era" (as she called it) terms like "Dame" or "Skirt." Even in the recent film/comic adaptation Sin City females in that film were referred to "Dames" often. Even Bugs Bunny once said "That's the trouble with some dames . . . kiss 'em and they fall apart."
She also liked the term "Broad" for some reason XD
Now this kinda got me since I usually refer to females as "Ladies" since "woman" is too generic and "girl" don't make sense if the female is over 20 or so. I always equated it to like royalty as it is equal to a "Lord" in British parlance from what I remember. Plus, how many great songs were made using said term? The aforementioned "Lady" by Styx, Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady", Lou Rawls' "Lady Love", The Commodores' "Three Times a Lady"
But I also remember that one of my female LJ friends didn't take well to being called a "Lady" either. Perhaps it is too often equated with people saying someone is an "old lady" or that it is an oft used name for a dog?
There are worse terms that I hear guys toss about openly that piss me off like "bitches" and "ho's" and whatnot. Talk about derogatory!!
In any case, just for the helluvit, I wanna get a feel for which of these terms those on my f-list (the womens especially) think is most acceptible. Plus, leave any suggestions you see fit . . .
Poll Tems for Females
So have at thee!
PS: Also made a new icon with some people's fansprites . . . XD