what kind of word is tomboy really? What about all the dudes named tom? How do THEY feel about the word relating to girls. See the real problem is the word was made up by some insecure dude because his sister beat the crap out of him. And not just once either. Some girls are competative. Should they souly compete with their friend who play barbie? I should hope not. In a world where women die trying to get to space, I think tomboy should be thrown out.