I really hate it when women are referred to as girls. That's the only bit of language I find really, really. There was a lot of sexist language that I think it would be better if it didn't have the connotations about women who are sexually active. But yeah, saying someone's a twat is absolutely fine. No, you say that a bit of battle star. It is. And unfortunately, I am a product of this society I grew up in. And that's just the way people talk.
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