To dislike being called "ladies"

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It seems to happen on here more recently and there's something about it which just grates on me! It makes me want to swear and announce "I'm no lady,"
It also reminds me a bit of David Dickinson when he used to say "Ladies, may I call you girls" in that sickening sleazy way.
Much prefer just being called a woman.
Anyway fairly light-hearted just a late night ponder.

I like you! 😁

I had my DGD and her friend over yesterday. 14/15. I referred to them as ladies in passing. My DGD chuckled and said “she’s not a lady…..oh yes she is I suppose”. Her friend beamed! Yes she did! Most probably the first and last time she will be called a lady. I hope not!

It’s polite. Much better than girls, or girlies, which sound ridiculous when addressing adult women.

Thanks all
Thank you everyone
Cheers peeps

Touch! or a fist bump!

It’s the equivalent of gentlemen, surely?

Ive been known to say hey ladies on here 😩😄

In that specific case "thanks everyone" would surely have been appropriate... Do none of the children in your child's class have fathers?

Folks makes me think of Bugs Bunny - "That's all folks ha ha ha har ha" - [carrot crunch sound]

Showing my age?

Why not just "All" or "Everyone".

One all women group I'm in some people open with "Hello lovelies" but whether that's ok or weird depends very much who is writing it I think...

Ladies is better than girls if the women are indeed adults, but it's just very old fashioned (says the person old enough to have referenced Loony Tunes) and just slightly creepy somehow...

I don’t find it creepy at all. Preferable to “women” by a mile.

Just shows you the difference a few decades makes. When I was at high school in the 80s we had the girls can do anything campaign and I still remember the backlash from men in trades saying they would never employ a woman. Now no one blinks an eye about a female plumber or builder.

So what do you suggest OP?

Goodbye women and gentlemen.
I am not a doll, person, guy nor ladette or folk.

Personally I prefer ladies

I know exactly what you mean. It’s not only being called a lady but also prefixing with Young…as though you were to giggle and be flattered as being referred to as young. Piss off you patronising twit. This type of greeting is meant to demean you even if it’s done subconsciously..

You're not a person?

What's wrong with the world "everyone" - it works in most of the cases "ladies" is being used - "hi everyone," or "thanks everyone!" or "have a good weekend everyone!" or "excuse me everyone,".

Unless you're referring to the toilets or changing rooms there aren't many situations where the word ladies is more useful than "everyone", especially as a form of address.

Something that mightily pissed me off (and I'll probably get flamed for this) was when I was in the Verity Facebook Group (PCOS Support Group) and someone who said they are Trans put a post up asking everyone in the group to stop beginning posts with Hello Ladies because it's made them feel excluded as they aren't aren't a Lady. And OK, I get it but it really annoyed me as it is a group about a female gynocelogical condition, and I felt it unnecessary. So to answer your question I get more irritated being asked not to use it. And no I'm a dark ages, Anti Trans Bigot either, as I was called.

I don’t like being called a Lady.
but then I am a gentleman.

i think ladies and gentlemen sounds better than the alternatives

men and women,
boys and girls,
guys and dolls,
hims and hers

i think I’ll stick with lady/ladies just sounds better.