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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for all the replies. I think I do see it as old-fashioned - my gender has nothing to do with the work situation at hand; why do you keep bringing it up? On the other hand, I think the person who went to a girls' school has an interesting perspective I hadn't thought of. I also think this is very different coming from a man (in this case, he is also older than us and white) than it is coming from another "lady." I also suspect that part of the reason it seems a little condescending is that "lady" is one of those terms that was more in vogue when women were considered less equal than we are now. Kind of like the word "negro" in itself isn't offensive- it's that word in a lot of languages- but the use of it implies a time that was. Here's the thing I actually fudged on, as I was curious what the responses would be if power dynamics were not what they are: he's actually not a client, he's a co-worker (peer). [/quote]
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