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Can't be only one who hates "petite" right ? Only see it used to describe (short|small titted) adult women . Specially wen used in NSFW contexts just … bad vibesz all around , don't like its connotati (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Eigengrau@kbin.social to c/random@kbin.social

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Unnecessarily gendered language describing physical traits anyone can have
Tying physical attributes to gender
Likens the (short|small titted) adult women to children , creating countless problems itself

Can we just get rid of it already ? Wy hasn't it been dropped by now ?

CLARIFICATION : Only concerned with how it's used in english

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[–] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The reason it's only used for women is because French is a Romance (gendered) language and petite is the feminine singular form of the word petit. It's not different than the Spanish pequeña VS pequeño. I don't necesarily see a problem with it, but Spanish is my native language so I'm used to the concept

[–] Eigengrau@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

@Canadian_Cabinet But like wy it needs to be that way for english ?

[–] gamer@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Strong opinions on language from someone who can barely type…

[–] Eigengrau@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

@gamer I'm not someone who can barely type , i type this way intentionally

[–] girl@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I agree with your post, I find it kinda gross in certain contexts (though I think it is useful in clothing brands, as a person with a short torso only petite shirts fit me). But why do you intentionally type like this, dropping a bunch of random letters and adding others?

[–] gamer@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I am genuinely very curious to know why. Is it some kind of conspiracy thing?

[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I find my penis to be cute, quaint, petite, and unassuming. As your unlicensed mental health amateur i prescribe much grass touching for you. Your primero mundo problemo is sehr petite.

[–] 20gramsWrench@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

petite just means small in french, you're ready too much of it, and the gendering is important for classifying porn, so one doesn't scroll for hours to find what they want to see

[–] sarsaparilyptus@discuss.online 1 points 2 years ago

How much have you had to drink today?