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It bugs me everytime someone uses the word "boy" in the context of "office boy, delivery boy, etc, boy". I find it offensive.

There is a story today in the Gulf News about the death of a 40 year old married father of one on his way to work. He was employed by the Gulf News to deliver newspapers.

Here is the first sentence of the article. "Gulf News delivery boy Furkan Ali Yousuf Ali Kazi was killed yesterday when his motorbike hit an overturned trailer on SZR. The article has a picture of the employee - certainly not a "boy".

Is it just me?

Reminds me of the movie "Cool Hand Luke"

"Taking mah shirt off boss?"

"Not today boy!"

Not offensive if you come from the Deep South I suppose.



Knight

I don't like either, but our office 'boys' official job title is 'office boy'.

I call him by his first name though, which is Office.

i dont like them calling those ppl 'BOYS' itz wrong!

I find it offensive too. In our office they're called office boys too and the people who have that designation don't bother at all. Well I think it really depends on who are managing the HR/Admin department. It's HRD's job to look into this matter.

Just a hang up from colonial days.

I have to say it makes me uncomfortable too.

Cheers,
Shafique

^ian^ wrote:I don't like either, but our office 'boys' official job title is 'office boy'.

I call him by his first name though, which is Office.

LMAO

I take offence to people calling others Boys too.... worse is when the person is not even a boy

... BOY George for example

Where/when did this term come from anyway? Maybe they couldn't think of another way to call them..
How would you call them?

pinoy1 wrote:Where/when did this term come from anyway? Maybe they couldn't think of another way to call them..
How would you call them?

- Messenger

- Gofer

- courier

^ian^ wrote:I don't like either, but our office 'boys' official job title is 'office boy'.

I call him by his first name though, which is Office.

LMAO

Official title at our office is office assistant ... very PC

That's it, there are many other names for that job. So what do you think those businesses who designate their office assistants with the ''officeboy'' title?

they are not PC

pinoy1 wrote:That's it, there are many other names for that job. So what do you think those businesses who designate their office assistants with the ''officeboy'' title?

Simple: racist/or arseholes who think they are better than the next person.

I've heard people say "office boys" who would not dare do it in England, USA, Canada, etc.? And only because they would be fired.

they are not PC

PrettyPenny wrote:they are not PC

thats the 2nd time you used it pp, what is PC

errr

- petty cash
- personal computer

zam wrote:

PrettyPenny wrote:they are not PC

thats the 2nd time you used it pp, what is PC

errr

- petty cash
- personal computer

Politically Correct



Knight

shafique wrote:Just a hang up from colonial days.


Cheers,
Shafique

what is wrong with colonial days,all you BOY`s knew who your master was and there was no trouble then

Oh boy!

And I usually act as the office boy of our company....but they call me ...Accountant..

but they dont know that i just want to be simply called... Girl...
..the girl next door...

isabela wrote:Oh boy!

And I usually act as the office boy of our company....but they call me ...Accountant..

but they dont know that i just want to be simply called... Girl...
..the girl next door...

The girl next door to me is HOT! I simply want to call her too...



Knight

I don't like that word either. It is demeaning, and NOT NICE.

nice thing to think abt