Ya know, I realized after I said "girls" in an earlier post that some people in weblog land are being waaaaay too sensitive. There has been so much negative feedback to Mark's webgirl post that it was refreshing to see a somewhat straightforward interpretation by Wendell.
{WARNING: RANT AHEAD!!} I for one am not offended by the use of the word "girl". I use it as a sign of affection and endearment. Woman(women) seems too adult, and I prefer to not be an adult as long as I can (even with the big 30 looming). And I absolutely hate the term "grrl". Gimme a break, that sounds so agressive. I mean, I know some women feel like they are breaking into an old boy's school here on the net and feel the need to prove something, but that is just not me - notice the name of the site is "that other GIRL", and that's the way I like it. {getting off of soapbox now}.