"Girlfriend" doesn't mean "female friend", so it's not equivalent to "black friend". Rather, it means "person I'm in a relationship with". And people you're in

"Girlfriend" doesn't mean "female friend", so it's not equivalent to "black friend". Rather, it means "person I'm in a relationship with". And people you're in a relationship with can be annoying (Amiright, ladies? fellas? Tip your waitresses!). > the audience empathizes with having a "clingy girlfriend" which expresses an expectation that the audience is straight men. Having a clingy SO is not orientation- or gender-specific.