In an age of feminism and women's rights being discussed very often (thank g-d) I want to share my opinion about the word SASSY. No this is not some uber feminist article but, it is slightly opinionated. As a 21 year old women with a strong opinion, hard word ethic and assertive demeanor I have always been called sassy. At first I thought it was funny, then it became a part of who I was and now I am just over it. People may try to say it as a compliment but the more I think about it, it is not a compliment at all. In fact, it is rude.
Recently I starting thinking more about who I am now that I am (sort of) and adult, am I really sassy? Do I want to be labeled as that for the rest of my life? This all started when I was trying to think of a tag line for my odyssey profile so I started asking my friends what their thoughts were. They all said one thing: sassy. So now do I own it or try to reinvent myself. Ding-ding. I am going to reinvent myself and in the process of course write a "sassy" article about how I am over the word sassy.
At first being called sassy was kind of funny, the word was new and it somehow seemed like a compliment. "Wow she's so sassy," ha yeah I am. Then one day it became apart of my identity. People started calling me sassy Syd and introducing me as the sassy one. As a normal person wanting to be liked I went with it, sure I am sassy Syd if that is what you want to call me. My friends, family and even my coworkers starting calling me that. It was a fun little nickname. Everyone around me knows that I speak my mind and maybe say it even when they do not want to know so they decided to label me as the sassy one.
By definition the word means "improperly bold or forward, and rude or disrespectful." When people say the word sassy I understand that they are not saying I am rude they mean that I am extra whitty or speaking my mind a lot but by definition you are calling me rude and disrespectful. Which I am not. I speak my mind and I am honestly tired of being labeled as the sassy one. If I man said half of the stuff I did people would thing that he was so strong willed and really stood up for what he believed in. No one would ever call him sassy, so stop calling me that. (Please).
I am not sassy I am a strong woman. I am not sassy I speak my mind. I am not sassy I am worldly. I am not sassy I tell it like it is. I am not sassy I am whitty. I am not sassy I am just a bada$$. Namaste :) .
