Hello,
i am new to this board and English is my third language (sorry, didn’t know how to change my profile which says english is my first). However:
I am confused about the use of the word boy in English language. Is this considered to be offensive or not?
Is it offensive if
*an older individual calls a younger male boy?
*an individual calls a person of the same age boy?
*an individual calls an older male boy?
*I assume it is always offensive if a female is called boy?
Is it offensive if
*an individual calls those working under him boy?
*an individual calls their supervisor at work boy?
Is it offensive if an individual calls a soldier “soldier boy“ or can it be a compliment?
I posted here because I thought it was more of a cultural than a language thing. Thanks a lot.