Why is it often acceptable to refer to a woman as a “girl” but calling a man a “boy” is often unacceptable?

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Why is it often acceptable to refer to a woman as a “girl” but calling a man a “boy” is often unacceptable?

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It isn’t often acceptable to refer to a woman as a “girl” if you aren’t a woman, yourself, and even then some women aren’t all that comfortable with it.