Since joining the forum earlier this year, I have noticed that some members use "girl" to reference their self or others, and some use the term "gurl." I understand and "get" the term "gurl," but for some reason, it bothers me.
Obviously, a MtF crossdresser is not technically a "girl." Although this is an incontrovertible truth, I prefer to refer to myself as a "girl" while en femme. And by "en femme," I need not be physically dressed for the part . . .
I assume the genesis of the term "gurl" is the combination of "guy" and "girl." In the event I am correct, this is the root of the problem that I have with the term "gurl." It is too close to "guy," and incorporates the same within its term.
I am a crossdresser. I crossdress both physically and psychologically to leave my masculinity behind. While en femme, it is my intent to abandon completely the trappings and constraints of my male self. I seek and desire femininity, to the absolute exclusion of masculinity.
As such, the term "gurl," even though I believe I understand it, incorporates too much masculinity. At the very least, in my opinion, it acknowledges masculinity. This is an acknowledgement I prefer not to make. It is one that I strive to foresake while en femme.
Am I totally off base here? Am I looking too deeply into an otherwise innocuous, innocent, and descriptive term? Considering myself a "girl" brings me great joy and comfort. Substituting "girl" for the term "gurl" - less so. How do you view the differences between the two terms, if at all? Or does it even matter to you?