[Publib] "You Guys"

[Lynne Ingersoll]

I'm with you, Linda.  I am a feminist and a liberal and proud of both.  I'd
rather be included in a bunch of (gender-neutral) guys than identified with
"the ladies".  My mom, part of the greatest generation, was a lady, my aunt
was a broad (in the best sense of the word) I'm not sure about my sister,
and I missed being a boomer by about a year.  On the other hand, why can't
we just be women and men and forget about all the slang identifiers?

 

Lynne S. Ingersoll

Lynne S. Ingersoll

Reference Services Manager

Technical Services Manager

Blue Island Public Library

2433 York Street

Blue Island, IL 60406

(708) 388-1078 x20

(708) 388-9301 Fax

 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Linda Landi
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 4:42 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] "You Guys"

 

Meh. I consider myself to be a feminist too, but I have no problem with
referring to a group as "guys." I *was* raised in California, though, where
such usage is the norm. Just can't do "y'all" with a straight face - all due
respect to my Southern colleagues. To me the term guys is
non-gender-specific in this context. I've even heard tweens [another mash-up
of a word!] address friends as "dude" regardless of the gender of the one
being addressed. Language morphs all the time, as long as it's still in use.
In Latin, it would most likely be quite incorrect to disregard the
gender-specificity of any noun, but then Latin is a dead language.

 

My .02 only,

 

Linda D. Landi

Head of Youth Services

New Lenox Public Library

120 Veterans Parkway

New Lenox, Illinois 60451

815.485.2605

http://www.newlenoxlibrary.org/

 

 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Jessica Simpson
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 4:15 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] "You Guys"



As a feminist, I embrace "y'all" or "you all" wholeheartedly.  I am from
Ohio and realize that "y'all" sounds a little funny coming from a Yankee,
but why on earth would I say "you guys" unless I am actually talking to a
group of, well, GUYS?! :) 

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