"Chick" offensive?

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#1 Kevlar101
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Do women nowadays consider being called "Chick" or "Hot Chick" offensive? This has been hinted to me, but I want the truth of it.
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#2 megagene
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It all depends on the context.
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#3 Davulao
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They can be as offended as they want. I am still going to call em chicks.

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#4 jerk-o-tron2000
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They can be as offended as they want. I am still going to call em chicks.

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#5 SolidSnake35
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Only if you smack them on the butt at the same time.
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They're called birds!
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#7 Michael0134567
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I don't feel comfortable calling women "chicks".

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#8 Fightingfan
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I see nothin' wrong with it. I typically use hun, in real life though.

*Why would a women be offended by calling her attractive?

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#9 ToastRider11
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I only call women "chicks" if I'm just with my buddies. But not to a girls face. Unless I'm joking around.

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#10 ghoklebutter
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I don't think the word is offensive at all, though I'm not female. I can't see how they'd consider it offensive. I mean, it doesn't seem to have negative connotations.
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Dude.
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#12 Kevlar101
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I just remember i reffered to a woman as a chick and she got angry at me
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#13 deactivated-5b78379493e12
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Depends on the context and the woman. I call my wife "baby" and "babe" all the time, but other women might object to those names.

Just don't call a woman "heffer". An old guy I knew called his wife that.

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#14 CHOASXIII
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As a male feminist of the age of 21, I can say that I don't have much thought on the matter.

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#15 jalexbrown
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I don't really think so, but apparently from my experience they universally don't like to be called semen slurpers.
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#16 GhoX
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It depends on the people. I don't think a lawyer in fancy suits would appreciate being called "dawg" by a stranger. The same can definitely be said for "chick".
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#17 greenskittles
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I dunno. I'm not a female. Never thought it was though.

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#18 AmazonTreeBoa
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They can be as offended as they want. I am still going to call em chicks.

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#19 Sedin44
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I dunno, I never asked her. I just keep in the kitchen mostly. Cleans twice a week and has some other chores of course.

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#20 22Toothpicks
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Yeah that's why I call them b!tches.
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#21 DeadMan1290
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I don't feel comfortable calling women "chicks".

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#22 Pixel-Perfect
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Hmm... well I don't mind it. I even use it sometimes. :P

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#23 Modern_Fit
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I had this chick in my psychology class that found the word chick to be offensive.
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#24 trodeback
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I always use "chicks" but it does offend many girls. I just don't care enough to stop using it.

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#25 XilePrincess
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No, it's not.
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#26 theone86
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I don't think the word is offensive at all, though I'm not female. I can't see how they'd consider it offensive. I mean, it doesn't seem to have negative connotations.ghoklebutter
I think the problem is first that there are so many words that try to replace woman. Just think about how often you refer to a woman as a woman, keep count or something. This may not apply to you, but for a lot of people it's almost never. The other problem is it can carry the connotation of sex appeal so that you're not identifying a woman as a woman, but rather as someone that is sexually attractive. Not that it's bad for a woman to be called sexually attractive, but to have it tied to part of your identity like that can create problems.

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#28 Bucked20
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Just say,girl you bad as f*ck instead of hot chick
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#30 Darksonic666
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I'm not a woman my self but to me it doesn't seem very offense.

Now I wouldn't go around calling random women chicks unless.

I really knew them or knew that they weren't up tight and had a good since of humor.

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#31 v13_KiiLtz
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chick is the feminine version of guy for me :)

exempli gratia

you seem like a pretty cool chick/guy

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#32 VaguelyTagged
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i'm a chick and i find this slightly offensive.

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#33 TheWalkingGhost
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They can be as offended as they want. I am still going to call em chicks.

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#34 Michael0134567
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i'm a chick and i find this slightly offensive.

VaguelyTagged
Then you'll be glad to hear I don't use this term.
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#35 CKYguy25
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i don't think its offensive

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#36 soulless4now
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It all depends on the context.megagene
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