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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

You agree with phallocentric lol

[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.

Of all the things that we have to worry in this country this is not even the top ten. Where are you from and what equalitarian term of endearment do you use for both? Personally, I am more worried about reproductive rights than whether my neighbor "Dan" calls his son "Buddy" and his daughter "Princess"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Darrin Criss named his son "Brother" I didn't think he could come up with a worse name than Bluesy Belle for his daughter

[Anonymous]

I'm not your buddy, guy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not your buddy, guy.

I’m not your guy, friend

[Anonymous]

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

An example of how language evolves from its origins.

[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!

What? No. Why on earth would you think a nickname that evolved from a gendered word, "brother," is evidence of sexism? That makes zero sense, especially since it has further evolved in the last 50 years to mean "friend" or "partner" (as in buddy system) in a gender neutral connotation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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!

What? No. Why on earth would you think a nickname that evolved from a gendered word, "brother," is evidence of sexism? That makes zero sense, especially since it has further evolved in the last 50 years to mean "friend" or "partner" (as in buddy system) in a gender neutral connotation.

PP is joking…

[Anonymous]

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

It was used by the military first. Scuba divers also adopted the term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

An example of how language evolves from its origins.

Gendered language must be banned.

[Anonymous]

Buddy is forever male to me. In part because of this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Buddy_(doll)

My Buddy, My Buddy,
Wherever I go, he goes.
My Buddy, My Buddy,
I’ll teach him everything that I know.

My Buddy and me,
Like to climb up a tree.
My buddy and me,
We’re the best friends that could be.

My Buddy, My Buddy,
My Buddy and Me!

[Anonymous]

The only person I hear use this is my daughter in a condescending manner to her older brother, when she thinks he is doing or saying something stupid. “It’s okay, buddy.” Or alone those lines. Then he gets really mad and replies “don’t call me buddy, I’m older than you.” They are both teens

[Anonymous]

Not true. My dad always calls me buddy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buddy is forever male to me. In part because of this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Buddy_(doll)

My Buddy, My Buddy,
Wherever I go, he goes.
My Buddy, My Buddy,
I’ll teach him everything that I know.

My Buddy and me,
Like to climb up a tree.
My buddy and me,
We’re the best friends that could be.

My Buddy, My Buddy,
My Buddy and Me!

LOL I came here to say this! Singing the song now .....

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't call my son princess, pumpkin, or darling now would I?

Western languages have gendered components. Get over it.