When (why?) did adult women calling themselves “girlies”

[Anonymous]

Become a thing? It’s so grating.

[Anonymous]

Why is it grating? I think it’s cute.

[Anonymous]

This drives me nuts. I hate it.

[Anonymous]

It's a term of endearment

[Anonymous]

Who are you to judge how I identify? I identify as a girlie and if you don’t use this term to refer to me then you’re a bigot.

[Anonymous]

I'll take girlies over mamas.

[Anonymous]

They used to call themselves birdies

[Anonymous]

It’s mainly used by influencers who are marketing stuff. Where my “beverage girlies at?” (Selling Stanley cups, drink mixes with useless supplements, etc.) “This is for my socks-loving girlies” (proceeds to display their Birks with like 10 pairs of ruffled socks that they can link to on their Amazon page).

[Anonymous]

They do not remember how grown women were always called girls by people who referred to themselves as men. I’m glad they don’t carry that baggage, but, seriously, I am definitely a woman, not a girlie.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s generational. Older women seemed offended by it, younger women don’t see it as a problem.

[Anonymous]

It’s kind of cringe, but harmless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll take girlies over mamas.

Yes. This. Or queen.

[Anonymous]

All of this seemed of start along with the advent of Instagram and influencers. Along with "boss babe"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll take girlies over mamas.

Yes. This. Or queen.

Agree

[Anonymous]

No one in real life does this.