> I believe it's a holdover from a time when it was entirely acceptable to be dismissive of half the race. Ironically, when it was entirely acceptable to be di

> I believe it's a holdover from a time when it was entirely acceptable to be dismissive of half the race. Ironically, when it was entirely acceptable to be dismissive of half the race, separate words were used - explicitly calling out a difference between groups. 'Guys' as a gender neutral term is a relatively recent phenomenon, and in many ways is an equalizing term. > As such, it's probably appropriate to be at least a little sensitive to the topic Alternatively you could argue that it's appropriate not to be over-sensitive to common, and innocent, language usage.