Is it politically disrespectful to use the word "kid" instead of "child"?

[LoZoccolo]

[DavidDvorkin]

1. Are you kidding?

No, of course not.

[ananda]

4. No, absolutely no kid-ding!

lol

[existentialist]

2. I think it depends on the context in which it is used.

[tularetom]

3. Are you childing?

[pipi_k]

5. this is a subject that needs to be handled with child gloves...n/t

[blondeatlast]

6. What a kiddish hissy of a question. Of course not. nt

[NoPasaran]

7. Goat says maaaa

[kestrel91316]

8. WTF? Is this a joke? As you trying to manufacture a controversy where none exists?

[donco6]

11. NOt our LoZo! Never! n/t

[pipi_k]

12. Oh, but there IS a controversy...

I once got slammed in a thread for referring to my daughter as a "kid". That kid or the kid, or however I used it...




Oh well...

:shrug:

[seabeyond]

9. a kid pretty much knows he/she is a kid and not bothered being called a kid. nt

[countingbluecars]

10. It depends.

As a teacher I might say that Johnny is a great kid, but I would not say that your kid is doing well in math.

[hlthe2b]

13. Only to goats.... n/t

[stray cat]

14. it is politically incorrect to even speak - you might offend someone

i guess posting is also off limits...

[pipi_k]

16. hahahahaha....

ain't that the truth!

In fact, don't even LOOK at another person. You'll probably get your ass kicked for looking at him the wrong way...


:7

[givemebackmycountry]

15. I prefer other terms of endearment-

Little Bastards
Yard Apes
Curtain Climbers
Rug Rats

If the little one is well mannered and well behaved, I call them a child.

If they are not, well see my other choices above.

[pipi_k]

18. OK, I shouldn't laugh, but....

bwahahahahahah!!!!!!!!


We use "Little Bastards" around here a lot, too, although not as often as "Urchins".


:7

[Eryemil]

17. The proper term is "sprog". n|t

[MorningGlow]

19. I prefer "spawn" myself

:shrug: