No Boy, Girl

[floo]

Yes...and that rebellion will again be due to someone else's teaching or due to an innate tendency towards rebellion during adolescence.

That rebellion was due to me being me.

[jeremyp]

referring to the children with a genderless word "hen".

That's not a genderless word. When I see it written down, I immediately visualise a female chicken.

[Maeght]

That's not a genderless word. When I see it written down, I immediately visualise a female chicken.

It is in Swedish.

[Robbie]

I suppose it's not different to calling a child or children, "Child", or "Children", out loud, which sounds old fashioned, stiff and formal by today's standards but it wasn't uncommon in earlier (?Dickens') times.  If accompanied by a kind & cheerful manner, might be acceptable.
I'm all in favour of doing away with gender stereotypes but from what I've seen of pre-schools (which in my day were Kindergarten), they are run that way anyway, children are children and they play with what and whom they choose. If parents want their kids to grow up to be happy and fulfilled, what's the problem?  Only a problem if people start denying there are girls and boys which is ridiculous, there are and always will be and many of us like being boys or girls.

[Sebastian Toe]

referring to the children with a genderless word "hen".

In Scotland, hen is used to refer to female persons.

[Robbie]

...and children and younger people of whom they're fond.  I remember relatives by marriage of mine calling me and mine that and I liked it.

[Maeght]

Yes, but this word is being used in Sweden where it is an accepted gender neutral term. What relevance has its meaning here got?

[Sebastian Toe]

Yes, but this word is being used in Sweden where it is an accepted gender neutral term. What relevance has its meaning here got?

Other than people chatting about it from a purely sidetracky way or finding out about word usage in different parts of the country? Probably nothing!
 

[Robbie]

A 1994 Blur song from their 'Pondlife' album might need a bit of adjustment at this point.

[Rhiannon]

A 1994 Blur song from their 'Pondlife' album might need a bit of adjustment at this point.

Not a Blur fan or was that a slip of the tongue?

[Robbie]

When Parklife was very popular I knew someone's mum who always referred to the song, quite seriously, as 'Pondlife', it has sort of stuck.
The song I was talking about was "Boys and Girls", very good for parties. Just thinking about that now brings back memories plus, "Don't look back in anger", by Oasis. Not my era, I was in my thirties, but liked the sound.

[jeremyp]

A 1994 Blur song from their 'Pondlife' album might need a bit of adjustment at this point.

Girls who are boys, who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls, who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love

The last line is good advice.

[Walter]

Girls who are boys, who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls, who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love

The last line is good advice.

a fantastic bass line in that tune  ! 🎸

[Robbie]

Very good song, great group, brings back some memories but it has occurred to me that i might have offended by being flippant on this thread and I didn't mean to bring it down.