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Is calling someone sweetie during an argument condescending?
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It's an attempt to belittle you during the argument and tons of people I've argued with do this lmao it's pretty passive aggressive but whatevs, I don't let that shit get to me. I'll often call them out on it actually.
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Lol. It can be seen as such. Sometimes when that was done to me though I felt that that was how that person usually spoke. I determined that by the tone of their words.
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Oh, it most definitely is. The person obviously doesn't think she or he is sweet.
Yes. Using silly pet names like that is denigrating the value of them and their viewpoints.
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Yeah in that instant it's really condescending. Just trying to make you even more mad.
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Depends on how you say it. It is condescending if you say it sarcastically. It isn't if you say it compassionately. Same thing goes with words like sweetheart.
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Sweetie = Bitch
That's how I see it at least especially when they put their hands together and lean forward lol -
Usually call em sugar when I wanna calm em down baha
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Incredibly. So is darling, which is why I use it so often.
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Calling someone 'sweetie' in general is condescending.
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yes. if you aren't significantly older than me or my dad, NEVER CALL ME SWEETIE.
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Depends it can be, or it can be a tactic to calm your hot ass down :P
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That would actually turn me on. It'll go from arguing to sex within a few seconds
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Depends on how you say it and how intense the argument is, sweetie :)
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My brother does this to his highly educated wife and I want to smack him. Even his tone is condiscending but he is not aware of it.
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Yup. I recall some feminazi saying that to Milo Yiannopoulos in a debate (or something along those lines, maybe "dear" or "darling"). So he started using it back and everyone flipped out that HE was being sexist, not her.
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I am not sure how i would take that!
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Sure is... Mostly cuz its complete sarcasm
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Yes.
That's why I use it. - 1.9K opinions shared on Other topic.
Sure it is sweetie.
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Yes.
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Yes it is!
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oh yes it does
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