Why do Americans refer to their sons as ‘buddy’ but not their daughters

[Anonymous]

I tried to call my daughter buddy like I call my son buddy. She quickly told me she was not buddy and she was sweetie. I no longer call her buddy- but if she liked the nickname, I would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's strange when parents call their daughters "sis" or "sister. "

This one drives me nuts for reasons I can’t put my fingers on. Maybe because sissy became a pejorative? Maybe because they aren’t the parents’ sisters? It also bugs me when spouses refer to their spouse as Mama or Daddy (except when talking to a baby). The only exception is Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof because Burl Ives (or Brian Dennehy) can totally pull that off.

[Anonymous]

I call mine sh&7 for brains

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about the term buddy makes it masculine? A girl can’t be your buddy?

It just is. So what? Who cares?

You can call a female a dude but when you say you saw a bunch of dudes, it’s males. Same with guys. You can say “you guys” to a group of men, women, or mixed but when you say you’re hanging with the guys, it’s males.

Terms don’t have to be gender neutral. It’s okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I call mine sh&7 for brains

I believe you and no matter how funny or cutesie you think that is, it's not. It's child abuse.

[Anonymous]

My Grandfather's name was Bud. Literally everyone knew him as Bud. It's not gender neutral.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the term buddy makes it masculine? A girl can’t be your buddy?

Buddy is short for brother.

So the parents are calling their sons ‘brother?!’ Now I’m even more confused

[Anonymous]

I don't like when someone calls me "guy", but I don't mind " buddy" because a "buddy" can be a friend of any gender.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know lots of girls whose parents call them buddy.

Maybe that’s what’s causing all the trans action…parents using the wrong terms of endearment.

[Anonymous]

Girl Scouts always use the “buddy system,” so some people do use it in a gender neutral way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t ‘buddy’ a gender neutral nickname so why is it just used for boys?

A pet peeve of mine in general.

This is just more evidence to support the obvious: we live in a misogynist, sexist, patriarchal, male-dominated, phallocentric, machismo, discriminatory hellhole culture!

[Anonymous]

Just like you don’t call boys “sassy.” I dislike that word btw.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

It’s a stupid nickname, almost as bad as princess for a girl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t ‘buddy’ a gender neutral nickname so why is it just used for boys?

A pet peeve of mine in general.

This is just more evidence to support the obvious: we live in a misogynist, sexist, patriarchal, male-dominated, phallocentric, machismo, discriminatory hellhole culture!

I don’t agree with the “hellhole” part, but what’s wrong with the rest? Almost every other species is male-dominated. Why would we be different?