If it's ok to call a Male a guy but it's not ok to call a Female a girl, because she might get offended, even if you said "that's my girl" or "that's my guy", even if in a business context, would that be considered a stereo type?

Tell me what you all think.


I guess I was wrong

Not a stereotype (hell you're telling the truth) but maybe considered rude or unprofessional.

If you did it properly, you wouldn't offend so much :

guy <-> gal or lady

boy <-> girl

You would want to be called a boy, would you?

But definitely not a stereotype, any way you put it.

Mike

In business it's "gentleman" and "lady" or the inclusive, yet unspecific "staff" and "associate".

It would depend on your business relationship. I have a few clients where 'business meetings' are always discussed over a 'liquid lunch' at the local pub. Rest assured they refer to guys and girls in far worse stereotypical terms than that.

You always need to remain professional, but there's a leeway you need to work with depending on the people involved.

Greg Moore

It may not be a stereotype, but it might be what some may say as not "Politically Correct" :eek:

I sometimes call my wife and daughter "you guys" and they get offended. If I call my wife a "girl" she gets offended. If I refer to both of them collectively as "the girls" it's fine.

My son doesn't mind if I call him "dude", "man" or "hey".

I shudder to think what the three of them call me when I'm not within earshot.

Don't refer to a woman over the age of 12 as a girl. It could be dangerous.
"Guys" has evolved into a casual term that means "people" without regard to their sexual orientation.
Personally, I hate "gals." Makes me feel like I should be hanging out at the VFW playing bingo or something.
When in doubt, use "women." Always use woman or women in a business setting.
Lady or ladies is fine, particularly in the South.