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Is it ever OK to call women 'ladies'? No, it's demeaning, sexist and belongs in the dark ages

Claire Cohen for the i news site

After the former England football manager Kevin Keegan said he doesn't like listening to female pundits speaking about men's football, Claire Cohen said she doesn't like "listening to men talking about what women should or shouldn't do". Writing for the i news site, she objected to his use of the word "ladies", arguing that it is "the sort of outdated term that should be relegated to the same dusty filing cabinet as 'females' (gag) and 'the missus' (kill me now)". It's not "violent misogyny", but an "insidious sexist word that needs stamping out".

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