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This is highly normalised and not considered sexist in our culture, but personally I hate it. I have been called "woman" before even by male relatives and other woman (once).
I'm not sure if it's sexist, but it definitely is demeaning. I always feel like I'm being reduced just to my gender when someone uses word "woman" instead of my name. Gives off kinda the same vibe as calling women "females" - it's impersonal, as if the "woman" isn't individual person.
Also I have noticed that people use that phrase towards women when they are annoyed. But the male equivalent of this ("man") is often used in a friendly context, it's an expression of friendship and solidarity.
"BuT it isN't sexiSt, you'RE a WOMan rigT?"
Except that I'm being called a woman always in negative context. Almost as if being a woman has something to do with whatever "wrong" I was doing. Whether it's sexist or not, I consider this a sign that someone doesn't respect me.
I wonder if you ladies have had similar experiences and feelings about this.
It’s not the word itself, it’s the tone men use when they say it —I hate it when men say it like you’re their child and they’re upset with you. Fuck right off with that.
Personally I hate 'young lady.' I want to refer back to them as 'old man.' It's okay to refer to someone by their age and sex, right?
Same with “lady.” Men will use that word in the most demeaning, disrespectful way possible and everyone acts like you’re the asshole if you try to speak out against it
I got called ‘girl’ the other day by a 70 year old man…I’m well out of girlhood. As in ‘hey girl, what you got there?’ I was selling tickets at an event. The man was friendly enough but it rubbed me the wrong way. I think these terms are often used in a disrespectful way by people who are trying to position themselves as higher status or superior.
The best option here is to remove yourself from their lives. If not at all possible, use "male" instead of their name.
I don’t answer to anything except my name, ma’am, or miss. Anything else gets ignored.
I do not know anyone who displays this bad habit. It's almost unimaginable for me.
I'm sorry you have to experience this behavior. I would be offended as well. As someone else pointed out, I would try to avoid these people, if possible.
It's not about being called "woman", it's the context in which they use the word. Whenever a guy calls me that, he's always used it in a derogatory manner. I mean, imagine a waiter coming up to you and saying "hey woman, would you please take a seat over there and I'll be with you shortly". It's never used in a polite context, that's the issue. Miss/Mrs is, however.