What is Cute

Pangloss62 · 07-24-2006, 01:41 PM

I've always hated "cute." I think the most egregious offender is Kim Anderson and her exploitative pictures of children not only dressed up as adults, but mimicing adult behaviour. It reminds me of child pornography. Awful.

Brooke of the Land · 07-24-2006, 02:12 PM

Cute is the epitome of all that is babies, kittens, puppies, furry little yellow chicks, and incredibly huge-eyed Japanese anime schoolgirls.

However... we all learned language for a reason. Why not try to describe things the way they really are? For instance, use attractive if something indeed seems to pull at you. Or how about delightful in the place of cute if an image gives you joy?

I can't say I've ever really given any thought to this over abundance of "cute" before now, but I promise I'll try to use my words like a big girl from now on, and use ambrosial next time.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-24-2006, 02:47 PM

I think the word cute is like the word sh*t. It's used so many ways, in so many contexts, it means nothing by itself anymore.

07-24-2006, 01:41 PM	#1
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	I hate cute I've always hated "cute." I think the most egregious offender is Kim Anderson and her exploitative pictures of children not only dressed up as adults, but mimicing adult behaviour. It reminds me of child pornography. Awful. __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

07-24-2006, 02:47 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think the word cute is like the word sh*t. It's used so many ways, in so many contexts, it means nothing by itself anymore. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-24-2006, 02:12 PM	#2
Brooke of the Land obsequious purple and clairvoiant Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Texas Posts: 45	Cute is the epitome of all that is babies, kittens, puppies, furry little yellow chicks, and incredibly huge-eyed Japanese anime schoolgirls. However... we all learned language for a reason. Why not try to describe things the way they really are? For instance, use attractive if something indeed seems to pull at you. Or how about delightful in the place of cute if an image gives you joy? I can't say I've ever really given any thought to this over abundance of "cute" before now, but I promise I'll try to use my words like a big girl from now on, and use ambrosial next time.

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