https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:59:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6947 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:46:12 +0000 Mrs. Marbles 6947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great question! I used to think it was no big deal and never even considered it, until one of my friends pointed out that it was a bit sexist. I think it's unisex, but try to be cognizant when a use it in a room full of women. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6895 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:00:31 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 6895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>unisex for sure! but in french it doesn't work. So they have to say, guys and girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6701 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:33:04 +0000 tequiero21 6701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i use hey guys all the time. but when it's all ladies, i try to say hey ladies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6600 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:52:10 +0000 katdevargas 6600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do say guys, sometimes, but I am texan so I use y'all more often, I think<br /> But I definitely think that it's a unisex term &amp; wouldn't mind using it with an all female group </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6440 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:15:08 +0000 eeh 6440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's perfectly fine. I would much rather see "Hey Guys" than "Hey Bitches" or "Hey Baby Mamas"...:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6436 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:47:06 +0000 PBandBaseball 6436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think "guys" is perfectly fine as a unisex term. I've lived in Atlanta for about 8 years, so I sadly have started using "y'all" pretty frequently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6432 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:39:00 +0000 mrbee 6432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's interesting that so many people don't use the word "guys" when it's an all girl group! Because that's kind of the situation here! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6416 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:36:42 +0000 rawrasaur 6416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use it as a unisex term, I sometimes think twice about it when it is an all girls group though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6414 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:06:13 +0000 BSB 6414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I think it is unisex, too, and I use it a lot sometimes. I do say "hey gals!" or "hey girls" instead but sometimes "hey guys" sound better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6412 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:40:26 +0000 twinmama 6412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not offended by "guys", but I try not to use it myself when I'm addressing women. I do use y'all a lot instead - not from TX, but grew up in PA and NC! I also use "hiya" as kind of a smushed short greeting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6355 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:24:36 +0000 chopsuey 6355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think "guys" is unisex. But usually when I say something to a group of girls I'll say "hey gals" or "hey girls." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6341 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:13:57 +0000 Artsy Butterfly 6341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use "guys" all the time in reference to a group. And, it does always remind me of Sloth (Goonies) shouting "Hey you guys!"---they were in a group of guys/girls so if Sloth says it so can I! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6338 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:07:56 +0000 sandsandmore 6338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree that it's probably generational. I use it in a unisex manner. But like @adira, if the group is all women, I use a female-specific term. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6332 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:22:02 +0000 Adira 6332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jbhops - I agree with that - that it probably in a generation thing. I don't know that I've ever heard my parents use "guys" to refer to a group of people, and I definitely have never heard my grandparents use it. Plus I also prefer a more gender-specific term when I'm with a group of all ladies. Sometimes saying (or hearing) "Hey guys" to a group of girls just sounds strange. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6325 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:45:22 +0000 sugar snap bee 6325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely unisex! I do drag out my inner Southerner every now and then and say y'all but I get funny looks for that up here in Canada ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6323 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:37:53 +0000 mediagirl 6323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha. I think "guys" is a generational thing. My Mom and I were at a restaurant once and the waiter said, "Hi guys" to us. As soon as he went away, she went on about how we're not guys, we're women! I get that and I would probably prefer ladies to guys if I'm out with just women. If it is mixed company, I don't mind guys.</p> <p>@megwag - I have lived in North Carolina for 6 years now and still can't bring myself to say hey ya'll. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6292 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:53:15 +0000 MegWag 6292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Keep looking! You'll find him if you look hard enough... even my British husband has found his. I'm spreading the Gospel of Y'all here in the UK!<br /> <a href="http://ameringlish.blogspot.com/2011/06/greatest-word-in-history-of-world.html" rel="nofollow">http://ameringlish.blogspot.com/2011/06/greatest-word-in-history-of-world.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6290 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:52:40 +0000 Adira 6290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely feel like our society uses "guys" in a unisex way, and I definitely use it, regardless of who I'm talking to. Sometimes I try to gear my word to be more gender specific, like if I'm planning something with all ladies, I'll try to be like "Hey girls!" or "Hey ladies!" instead. But if there's a mix, or I'm not sure, I tend to use "guys."</p> <p>I kind of with there <i>was</i> a <i>more</i> unisex word though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6286 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:45:35 +0000 mrbee 6286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@megwag - Alas, I just checked and I don't have an inner Texan... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6285 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:44:19 +0000 MegWag 6285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I totally consider it unisex in this context... though you could just channel your inner Texan and say "Hey y'all!"<br /> The perfect gender-neutral address :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-the-word-guys-unisex-or-not#post-6282 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:42:30 +0000 mrbee 6282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will sometimes use the phrase "Hey guys" in my posts here... I think of "guys" as a vaguely unisex term (typical man). I've noticed that a number of other Hellobee members also use the word "guys" as a generic way to refer to other members:</p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/search/?q=guys" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/search/?q=guys</a></p> <p>Is it unisex to say "guys" and "hey guys"? What do you guys think... (argh, I can't stop!).</p> <p>Just wondering! </p>