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"sort of for the same reason black men in the US aren't going to love it if someone calls them "boys." Why oh why do you need to point this out? I use the words girls and guys all the time and it doesn't mean anything racist or sexist.
I use the words girls and guys Boy, not guy. If you used 'boy' for a black male, it would be pretty racist. Know how today it's popular to call to someone by saying "Hey man", "Yo man", etc? That was a trend started by black men in response to racist white people calling them "boy" as a way to insult or demean. The stigma still exists throughout most of black culture because believe it or not, there's still parts of…
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I use the words girls and guys Boy, not guy. If you used 'boy' for a black male, it would be pretty racist. Know how today it's popular to call to someone by saying "Hey man", "Yo man", etc? That was a trend started by black men in response to racist white people calling them "boy" as a way to insult or demean. The stigma still exists throughout most of black culture because believe it or not, there's still parts of…
My 30 year old senior director calls herself a girl in the office. Intent matters more than vocabulary.
Just because something should matter more doesn't mean it does. I agree that vocabulary alone should not matter, but this isn't how the world works. You can't use 'the N word' in public because people don't differentiate your intent from the vocab. Same goes for all terms for all kinds of people.
No matter what anyone calls themselves, it's important you treat all people with respect by default, regardless of how they act towards themselves or others. If your boss calls herself a 'girl', you should still call her a 'woman'.
Sometimes people will unwittingly foster an unwelcoming culture by making jokes about themselves. Sexual harassment is one example. By calling herself a 'girl', and by making derogatory comments about women, this boss could be setting the standard for all women in the office to be treated, which is very unfair. The same thing happens with race, religion, etc.
Nice office but it's almost too try-hard :P There are better ways to make good work environments than make it look like something out of a sitcom.
An interesting observation, on Kotaku the comments are focusing on a weird jealousy over Notch's success. Comments about people suddenly regretting buying a license to Minecraft, saying how tasteless the offices are, or how bad things are in Africa.