A question for the guys
Why do you call us, women, "chicks"? Do we look like chicks? Last time I checked, I ain't yellow and fluffy. Small, yes, I am. 😅
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shakemeup · 36-40
I'm not a guy, but I think the word became slang through Hollywood movies and shows. When I was a kid, it was a common word used to describe a cute woman or young lady. I remember saying it one time at home in front of my dad and he told me to never use that word again because back in his day, if you called a woman a chick you were calling her a ho. And if you called a woman a "hen" you were calling her an old fussy wife. Just not respectful at all.
One of my older brothers uses the word "chick" and my dad still flashes a disappointed look in his eyes at him for using that word at times.
I'm not sure of the true origins of the word though.
I would not be surprised if it came from the British slang of calling women "birds" somehow? Idk
I don't particularly care for the term because it infantilizes women rather then creating a sense of equality. That being said...I'd be ok with it if it was a pet name from a boo. Because I feel like it's more wholesome for someone who cares about you to feel protective about you and see it as cute name...rather then then a stranger calling someone that. Idk
One of my older brothers uses the word "chick" and my dad still flashes a disappointed look in his eyes at him for using that word at times.
I'm not sure of the true origins of the word though.
I would not be surprised if it came from the British slang of calling women "birds" somehow? Idk
I don't particularly care for the term because it infantilizes women rather then creating a sense of equality. That being said...I'd be ok with it if it was a pet name from a boo. Because I feel like it's more wholesome for someone who cares about you to feel protective about you and see it as cute name...rather then then a stranger calling someone that. Idk
