Ban Bossy. Words Matter.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. am I going deaf or do those first couple of girls need to enunciate better?

Anyway, I understand the intent. Words do matter. Study vocabulary. Learn to use better words. Do not be afraid of being called words that can hurt instead turn it around.

Bossy has a bad connotation no matter the gender. Micro-Manager comes to mind in the business field.

Synonyms are our friends:
authoritarian
overbearing
controlling
oppressive
commanding
tyrannical
imperious

More words related to bossy
arbitrary
absolute
autocratic
bossy
despotic
dogmatic
domineering
downright
flat out
high-handed
imperious
magisterial
monocratic
no ifs ands or buts
no joke
overbearing
peremptory
straight out
summary
tyrannical
tyrannous
arrogant
aloof
assuming
audacious
autocratic
biggety
bossy
bragging
cavalier
cheeky
cocky
cold-shoulder
conceited
contemptuous
cool
disdainful
domineering
egotistic
haughty
high and mighty
high-handed
imperious
insolent
know-it-all
lordly
on an ego trip
overbearing
peremptory
pompous
presumptuous
pretentious
proud
puffed up
scornful
self-important
smarty
smug
sniffy
snippy
snooty
snotty
absolute
all-powerful
czarlike
despotic
dictatorial
domineering
driving
monocratic
pushing