Why is it all the collective terms that people claim are gender neutral (guys, lads etc...) Are all of male origin. Noone ever claims ladies, or girls, or lasses, to be gender neutral?

@quixoticgeek “Greetings, Earthlings” tends weird people out unfortunately. Even though it is technically correct. Probably, anyways.

@martijn as does "greetings mortals" can't work out why...