Date:  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 10:11:11 -0600

From:  "Kathleen M. O'Neill" <koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIC.EDU>

Subject: Re: Tomboy & Sissy



To my ear (not to mention my chagrine),

"sissy" carries with it the connotation

of a male homosexual, in the same way

that little boys are chastised for

throwing "like girls" or called "girly"

when they don't live up to tough guy

standards.

"Tomboy," to me, doesn't carry the

same properties.



Anyone else?



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