My Problem with the Word Woman


I naturally say "girl" when I mean an adult woman.

I am trying to make myself say "woman".

But the word has a negative connotation for me. As does "man" to a worse extent.

I hate calling myself "a man".

It's so adult. And as a kid I hated adults. They were always getting in my way.

Now that I am an adult they are still getting in my way.

The adult adults. The ones who climb the career ladder running from The Man's bayonet.

Thems the ones I still hate. They are "men" and "women" to me.

I'd rather be a boy. And I want to be with a woman who would rather be a girl.

I am not a man-child. I like South Park and The Imitation Game and your dad's permission to court you?

Yeah right. Yours. May I have it? Tell me.

I am "The Youngest Adult".