Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 23:07     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Are you new here? "Bruh" has been a thing for several years now.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 22:23     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:These girls didn't throw up with 4th-13th wave feminism. They are OK being human not human.


But weirdly some of them have issues with my Gen X self using “guys” to refer to all genders. It’s confusing!


The same ones who say "bro" ?




(Intern is female)
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 22:22     Subject: Re:Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
My tween daughter does the same thing!
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 22:20     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:These girls didn't throw up with 4th-13th wave feminism. They are OK being human not human.


Huh?


Human not humyn.

Even my phone autocorrect isn't 13th wave feminist.


And "grow up" not "throw up"
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 22:20     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:These girls didn't throw up with 4th-13th wave feminism. They are OK being human not human.


Huh?


Human not humyn.

Even my phone autocorrect isn't 13th wave feminist.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 22:09     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Anonymous wrote:These girls didn't throw up with 4th-13th wave feminism. They are OK being human not human.


But weirdly some of them have issues with my Gen X self using “guys” to refer to all genders. It’s confusing!
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:18     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
My 6 year old calls me bro
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:17     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Anonymous wrote:These girls didn't throw up with 4th-13th wave feminism. They are OK being human not human.


Huh?
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:17     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
As a GenX woman, I call a whole lot of people “Dude” - so, chill, dude.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:14     Subject: Re:Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Bet.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:13     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
College prof here and yes, totally a thing among many (not all) young women 
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:04     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
These girls didn't throw up with 4th-13th wave feminism. They are OK being human not human.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:04     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Welcome to the 90s bro
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:03     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
Who cares? It’s the new version of dude. They’ll outgrow it
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 21:02     Subject: Teen daughter and her friends call each other "bro"
They also call me "bro" and just about everyone else. Anyone can be a bro.

Bro used to be a thing guys called each other, as a short form of brother. The word seems to have morphed into something else entirely.

Are others observing this linguistic evolution?