"You Guys"

Goodness knows I've said it myself.  I grew up in the South for Christ's sake. But lately the phrase 'you guys' is grating on my nerves like like sandpaper on an open wound.

Maybe it's because I'm transitioning, maybe it's because I'm thinking about the people I know who feel excluded by the phrase, maybe its because I've told these people time and again that 'you guys' is offensive, insensitive and a tad archaic.  Perhaps it's a combination of all three.  However I DO know that my patience is wearing.

I'll admit I don't have much patience these days--I seemed to have used it all up surviving Fall quarter--but I do think that a little consciousness on the part of those who are members of the privileged groups (i.e cis-gendered) to take a step back, and realise that their reality is not the only reality that exists.

Yes, we all make mistakes, lawd knows I trip and stumble all the time.  But you need to own your mistakes and be aware of the hurt that your causing.  And fix that ish!!  I'm not going to give you an appeasing smile and a word of encouragement.  You're going to get something a little more realistic and reflective of my daily experience.

And it's only Day 3 of the quarter....