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who's she, the cats mother? part2

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darth vader | 17:04 Fri 16th Jan 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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why do women feel insulted when being referred to in this way?
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Can't answer as I'm not sure why - I don't think its offensive. I dunno if its a generation thing, as my mum (or elders in general) tend to say it more.
Click on http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-cat1.htm for an answer, Darth. Welcome back, by the way!
I clicked the 'Submit' button too soon above! The reason why women felt insulted was that it was felt to be a mark of disrespect in the days when it tended to be used. A man would have been insulted, too, to have been referred to by a child/young person as simply 'he' in his own presence. However, the phrase never seems to have had a variation on masculine lines.

One rarely hears it nowadays because very few people seem to have respect for anyone now, so signs of that respect are just not expected.

I've never understood this either! Being a female, I would always rather be called 'she' than 'he'. Now that really would be offensive!
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thanks QM.

i never really went away am just a busy man these days (plus the editor is doing his/her best to make me lose interest) but I get on AB when i can
I would get offended if somone talked about me in the third person and knew I could hear. It's annoying being treated as if you're not there! I do wonder why only women have come up with a retort though.

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