To find the term "crunchy" irrationally irritating?

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I've seen a few posters on MN and people IRL describing themselves as "crunchy" recently, eg "I'm crunchy and baby led so..." (actually said by an acquaintance). When did it become a thing, and AIBU to find the term (and people who use it about themselves) slightly annoying?

I don't understand 'crunchy'

I also have no idea what a 'tinkly little laugh' might sound like.

Is it code for 'smug twat'?

It's an American term isn't it? I've always thought it referred to granola and was used to generally describe a (probably) Californian anti vax, home ed, vegan, free range child rearing stereotype modern hippy parent.

I always thought it was an Americanism ... although it always gives me cravings for a good muesli with cold milk.

I hate any label people ascribe to themselves. Mad, bubbly, crazy, crunchy (whatever that one is), intelligent, creative; whatever.
We can make our own minds up, thank you. (and they usually get it SO wrong anyway )

beardsareweird I am so with you on the meaninglessness of "cheeky".

I have a friend who sometimes suggests "a cheeky pint" (or even on one occasion "a cheeky roast dinner"). Whenever he says that, I always say "what will be cheeky about it?" or "OK, but only if it really is cheeky. The last time you promised a cheeky pint, it turned out to be just a normal one", with an entirely deadpan face. It doesn't stop him.

I don't like it either. Only because it's usually a word the person uses, over and over again, to describe themselves. In case you didn't know the first time.

I am in the crunch capital of Canada and it does my head in.

Or dirty. As in a dirty McDonalds, etc. If it's dirty and relates to food, don't put it in your mouth. If it's edible, it's just food.

Is it code for 'smug twat'?

Grey no offense taken, I just read your comment and thought I had inadvertently pigeon holed myself very very incorrectly!

To be fair I have never heard anyone call themselves crunchy or scrunchy or whatever the other one was in real life. I've only ever heard it on here. I have probably used it to describe myself on threads as a shorthand for "co-sleeping, blw, late breastfeeding, attachment-ish parenting" but it looks like other people have a more extreme view of what it means so I obviously need to rethink!

That's good :) I think you may have done

One blogg I saw, in the comments a lady had said she was a crunchy parent, she wanted advise on something to do with blw I think but she believed in vaccinations and discipline when necessary (throwing toys about for example) she was hounded!

Awful expression.

I like "lentil-weavery" though. I can be quite lentil-weavery myself.

I'm part of a group with members who describe themselves as crunchy. It's not about parenting, although those baby wearing, babyled weaning choices fit well with it.

It's a more eco friendly attempt at life, minimal products minimal consumption, footprint etc.

So the crunchy girls in the forum I know use home made cleaning products and toiletries. Most of us a 'soft core' crunchies, but admire those who are able to be more radical about waste reduction etc.

Ok for peanut butter and for a certain chocolate bar, nothing else.