The Montgomery Messenger recently carried a headline about the accomplishments of “Lady Titans.” When girls are referred to as “Lady Titans,” it means that Titans, which should be used for all students, instead refers only to boys.
Try to imagine it the other way around. Let's refer to girls' teams as Titans and boys' teams as "Gentleman Titans.” Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But it's no more ridiculous than the use of the term "Lady Titans.”
There is a simple solution, one that recognizes ALL students as full-fledged Titans rather than as a subcategory of Titans, and yet makes a helpful distinction. Simply use the labels "Titan girls" and "Titan boys.”
— Kathy Davidson, Montgomery, Minn.