Friday, April 28, 2006

A list of names I don't like being called at age 31-and-three-quarters*:

    Young lady
    Girl
    Chick
    Hun
    Kid
    Sweetie
    Bitch

(Does this make me a Republican?)

It's a relatively short list for now, but I'm quite certain it will grow in length as I grow older. Anyone else got ageist names they want to throw out?



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*Unless you know me, then that's okay. It's just when strangers do it that I get annoyed-slash-offended-slash-pissy-slash-etc.

7 comments:

Thérèse said...

For me it's "girlie." That's the most annoying thing ever. I'm 25. I may be a girl and not mind being girl, but "girlie"??!

No. Just no.

Jege (Jen) said...

Oh, just wait until you get your first "ma'am". You'll be begging for those days of "chick", "hun", or even "bitch".

melissa said...

I hate being called ma'am. I'm only 24, for the love of all that is holy.

Oh, and sweetheart, honey, or anything along those lines from a stranger give me the heebie jeebies.

Mel said...

You know what's the worst? When the female doctor calls you "sweetie" when she' giving you a pap.

I'm not kidding. Happened to me on Monday. I almost vomited on the spot.

Gary said...

Sorry you are having a problem. For some reason, no one ever calls me any of those names.

Poppy said...

T, MIL, and Mel - Empathy is with you.

Jege - I'm just annoyed that I have GREY FREAKIN' HAIR and people younger than I am call me kiddo, etc. etc. DUR, people. And, I used to dress like a kid but I don't anymore so there's no excuse.

Gary - You made me laugh out loud. :)

Elsa said...

I'm 39, but don't feel it, don't act it and usually don't think about UNTIL someone calls me "ma'am" - and then all I can think about is that I'm only a few months away from 40.