To be irritated beyond belief by euphemisms such as 'curvy', 'brunette' , 'mature' and 'petite'?

[moondog]

Let's just say fat, brown, old and small and be donw with it.

As you were.

[Tortington]

no understanding brunette - as in what's wrong with it?

i like petite - cos i a a midget. well not technically but you get the picture

[BiteOfFun]

"Small"? Don't you mean "short-arsed"?"

I am worried you are losing your touch now...

[UnquietDad]

Curvy isn't fat, though. Jordin Sparks, Keisha Buchanan, Amanda Redman and Susan Sarandon are curvy, i.e. have nice curves and are not scrawny, but they're not "fat".

[Tortington]

sarandon is scrawny

[bernadetteoflourdes]

Speaking as a a MILF. Grrrr, so yes YABU

[diddl]

But petite isn´t just small, is it?

[BonsoirAnna]

Agree, petite isn't small/short, it means that someone has a tiny frame. Typically someone whose healthy BMI is about 17!

[MaryAmericanSmooth]

'feminine' drives me bats

[Olifin]

What is petite? I think I'm petite, people say so, and it doesn't bother me.

As for brunette...I guess its just quicker/easier to say 'So and so is a brunette/blonde' than to say 'she has brown/blonde hair'.

But I think 'curvy' does sometimes get used as a euphemism for 'a little bit fatter than average'.

It's a very minor niggle though, isn't it?

[StealthPolarBear]

yes, agree, when curvy is used to describe anyone who isnt a celebrity it means fat! I'm curvy

[TrillianSlasher]

Brunette? Means 'has brown hair' equivalent to blonde. You wouldn't say someone was yellow, would you?

I'd object to these words being used as euphemisms, thy have specific meanings.

[PCPlumIsMyHomeboy]

celeb curvy= size 12
non-celeb curvy=fat
bubbly=really bloody fat
cuddly=morbidly obese

[NorbertDentressangle]

Petite is one of those words that is always used to describe people like Lulu and, for that reason alone, I dislike it

[BonsoirAnna]

voluptuous?

[StealthPolarBear]

and jordan, apparently shes petite

[TrillianSlasher]

Maybe she would be if you deflated her, she's only 5'2.

[Lizzylou]

Voluptuous means big tits, Anna

[UnquietDad]

If "feminine" is annoying, so is "masculine".

[UnquietDad]

And "beefcake" (ugh)

[CJCregg]

'Junoesque' ie LARGE. My mum said I looked Junoesque on my wedding day (was three months pregnant) - cheers, mother.

[UnquietDad]

What about "Rubens-esque"?

[UnquietDad]

While we are at it, please ban "hunky".

[Lizzylou]

How about "hung", UQD?

[StealthPolarBear]

yes, I'm sure she probably is but I've never thought she comes across as small. Obviously there's the breasts, but then the fake tan, make up and huge eyelashes all seem to make her 'bigger' suppose it's the war paint effect

[Kewcumber]

why? Why not be polite? If you are trying to describe someone why is it better to say something is thin and short rather than petite? Why is brunette "better" than brown?

I can see that calling someone like me "curvy" is a bit twee, but most people feel more comfortable using a euphemism.

(BTW no-one has every decribed me as cuddly or bubbly - most people opt for the reasonably descriptive "large".