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Vox -- 'You Guys' Is a Sexist Phrase
by KATHERINE TIMPF June 11, 2015
It’s time we start taking serious issues seriously. Today I was encouraged to see a headline that promised to explain why it’s so important for people to stop using the sexist phrase “you guys” — only to be disheartened to find that the author was yet another person who just didn’t understand how serious this issue really is.
In the article, Vox staff writer Jenée Desmond-Harris praised an initiative at the tech startup “npm,” where participating employees put a dollar in a jar every time they said the phrase “you guys.”
That’s right — “participating.” It’s not even mandatory! Oh, and the stakes — one measly dollar?
After all, the phrase “you guys” is incredibly harmful — constantly reminding me that I live in a society where male-dominated slang is invisibly yet certainly oppressing me and keeping me from achieving my hopes and dreams. As soon as I hear it, my whole day is ruined. I can’t focus at work, I can’t eat, and I can’t sleep — at least not without a meditation exercise where I breathe deeply and recite the day’s Jezebel headlines to myself as a reminder that there are at least some reasonable people in this crazy world.
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/sexist-phrases-you-guys
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