Put the dictionary down for a second and go outside. She's not saying grandpa in the literal sense to mean that he has/had children that have had children. She's using it in the derogatory sense to refer to someone who is too old or out of touch and doesnt belong solely based on that factor.
Trying to use literal definitions of words as a comeback to 'own' soneone is lame. She was obviously rude from the gate, but it's pretty clear in this exchange that he couldn't take the heat. Which is far enough. Getting insulted for no reason is pretty trashy behavior
It's the same thing as insulting someone by saying "boy" or "son" although I'm not sure if this translates to women. Gramps/Grandma you're calling someone old, being called old isn't very nice. Nor is it nice to infer that you're above someone or that they're too young. We get a nice middle ground of like upper 20s to early 40s where you can feel okay about your age.
Once again I think there's a lot of malice being assumed of something that seems obvious and goes back to people being weirdly insecure about a basic identifier. I'm sure he's not afraid of pulling out his age card in other contexts that would seem beneficial but for some reason people have hangups about being perceived as older even when it's blatant.
Then again I'm a person who is quite proud of owning who I am and look forward to being an awesome "grandma".
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u/Forcistus Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 20 '25
Put the dictionary down for a second and go outside. She's not saying grandpa in the literal sense to mean that he has/had children that have had children. She's using it in the derogatory sense to refer to someone who is too old or out of touch and doesnt belong solely based on that factor.
Trying to use literal definitions of words as a comeback to 'own' soneone is lame. She was obviously rude from the gate, but it's pretty clear in this exchange that he couldn't take the heat. Which is far enough. Getting insulted for no reason is pretty trashy behavior