If someone calls me a dick, I don't think that they're suggesting I'm actually a giant penis. I think that they're suggesting I'm not very nice.
Example: I called them a dick.
If someone calls me a prick, I don't think that they're suggesting I'm a small, sharp object such as a needle, which is being entered into their skin. I think that they're suggesting I'm annoying/irritating.
Example: I constantly point out their spelling and grammar mistakes.
If someone calls me an a**hole, I don't think that they're suggesting I'm a rectum. I think that they're suggesting I'm rude.
Example: I shove them out of the McDonalds line so I can take their place.
If someone calls me a fag, I don't think that they're suggesting I'm a faggot. I think that theyr'e suggesting I do something or act in some way that could be aligned to a stereotypical homosexual male.
Example: I do that limp hand wave thing.
If someone calls me a girl, I don't think that they're suggesting that I'm female. I think that they're suggesting I'm doing something or act in some way that is more known amongst females than males.
Example: I hold the handle of a cricket bat against or very close to my torso when batting.
It's not saying that all girls do it. It's saying that a lot of them do it, and very few guys do it. This means it's 'girly'. Much like pink is a girly colour - more girls like pink than guys in the modern world.
Of course, this only applies to the Western culture. It's also notable that it doesn't mean that it's inferior, it just means that girls are more likely to do it. So all these people going on about girly = inferior, shush. Not once has that been suggested. If the ways that a very large amount of girls do a specific thing tends to be an inferior way of doing it, then provided very few males also do this specific thing in this way, it is considered that the 'girly' thing coincidentially happens to be inferior. For a good example, running like a girl. This is where one runs with their elbows glued to their sides and their hands wave outside of this. I've seen it. We've probably all seen it. It just happens that a large amount of girls are known to do it and very few guys are. This means that it's girly. It also happens to be inferior. Therefore, running like a girl is running in an inferior way.
Now, I'm sure there are things that women do better than males which males are unlikely to do very often and therefore 'girly' in such a case would be considered a positive thing when referring to that skill and not suggesting that they are doing it in an inferior way at all.
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