Dear Amy: Is it still acceptable to refer to men as “gentlemen” and women as “ladies?” I have read that some people may take offense to the use of those words.
Is it still acceptable to refer to men as “gentlemen” and women as “ladies?”At baseball games that I attend, the team used to be introduced on the field by the announcer saying, “And now, ladies and gentlemen, here are your Pittsburgh Pirates!”Now, most announcers at the ballpark simply say, “And now, here are your Pittsburgh Pirates!”Dear Gentleman: I didn’t realize that I needed to have a “position” on this. But let me take a swing at it.
However, there are fellow human beings who do not identify along a binary gender line as either female or male, and one would assume that some of these people are also baseball fans – buying tickets, beer, trinkets, and rooting for their hometown team.To illustrate, I was recently at a church service where I noted that the pastor had removed any reference to God as “Him” or “He,” only referring to this higher power absent of any gender references.
When couples come together and decide to form a family, the idea is that they should walk through life hand-in-hand – as a team. They put their relationship at the center of their lives, with their families orbiting around them. It’s hard to envision a happy wedding celebration if your future in-laws refuse to be in your presence.
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