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Happens all the time (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 months ago by jballs@sh.itjust.works to c/helldivers2@lemmy.ca
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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

"Girls"? How old are you, OP?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I could've gone with "ladies" but that seemed a bit creepy. I suppose it's gonna be sleazy no matter how it's worded, due to the context.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The women in my life prefer to be called women. Girls implies young, which is creepy for a man to say, to a lot of women. Ladies would have been much less creepy than girls, imho.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

While I appreciate the thought you've put into this, I'll share the scant details on what went through my head when creating this meme:

I opened up my meme app, clicked a template and this came up:

I then thought, "haha that'd be pretty funny if I changed it to something about kills in Helldivers." Then I clicked backspace a few times, wrote a few words, and here we are.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works -4 points 4 months ago

I mean, I'm not sure what thought you think I put into it other than lived experience. I encourage you to ask the women in your life their opinions.

[–] unipadfox@pawb.social 10 points 4 months ago

Disagree. "Girls" is used colloquially all the time, whereas (broadly speaking) "ladies" is a relatively more formal term which specifically refers to older women.