In not thinking that this is offensive?

[yesIhaveanopinion93]

Just wondering...

In regards to kids, little munchkin, little fart, little squidger.. are any of these terms offensive? Somebody has just said it's not 'appropriate' to call anybody's baby a little fart.. but it's not like I said little brat? Or little shit? 😂
I would have thought little fart like munchkin is more of a cutesy term? AIBU???

OP if you called my baby a little fart, the only correction I would make would be with regards to the size of his flatulence. Let's all be honest babies are stinky, it's ok they can't help it.

You won't get much empathy however, on a forum where the height of disgusting behaviour is owning a toilet brush, peeing in front of your husband of fifty years or God forbid allowing a tradesman to use your toilet.

In fact, re-reading your posts I can clearly see who's actually up for a fight- you came on asking if it was offensive (even if you didn't mean it that way) and are highly offended that some people yes - find it offensive! And you're calling them names too ('jumped up and officious...').

I'm finding it amusing that you're so offended by people saying yes, they find offensive the thing which clearly you must know is a bit offensive as that why you started the 'I don't think this is offensive' thread!

op: Ainu to think this isn't offensive
MN: yes we think it's offensive
Op: ah you're all just over sensitivevand I'm super cool and funny because I don't think it's offensive and you're all wrong

Seriously. If you and yours aren't offended by it, crack on. But not everyone is the same as you and if someone doesn't like you falling their baby a little fart then don't do it. Simples

Fart is horrible. It implies they are something nasty. The others are cute & fine.

I don’t find it offensive op!

Mixed feelings / Regional differences for sure, here.

I said I didn’t find it mortally offensive and was told that you find my username offensive. Ironic

Ainu to think this isn't offensive
MN: yes we think it's offensive
Op: ah you're all just over sensitivevand I'm super cool and funny because I don't think it's offensive and you're all wrong

Except that quite a few people have said it’s not offensive
So this hardly works does it..

@WhyBirdStop do you also want to run in circles with myself and @zeezee3 ??

I made the builders outside my house Sausie sambos and tea last winter, my OH insists on weeing with the door open when it's just me and him in the house and get this - I'm 37 weeks preggers and fart ALL THE TIME in front of him 😂 I'm learning lots about the perfect posters of MN today!

How are people finding this vulgar and highly offensive? 😂 There's so many other things to get worked up about.

I wouldn't be angry if you called my kids a little fart but then again they have a sense of humour and would probably say something just as harmless back. Then we would all laugh and move on with our day...

@custardlover correction.. I did not call anyone jumped up and officious.. if you'll see that a previous poster did 😂 I simply repeated it!

And I don't find it amusing that some people find it offensive.. the nicer people have said as much and moved on. Some of you have stated it's GROSSLY offensive and this is what I find amusing. Trying to paint me out to be an awful person over the Internet when I asked a question..

@marvellousnightforamooncup

'Wee shite' is brilliant too. And 'little jobby!' LOL!

Where I come from it's most likely to be 'little twat!' (Only when we are really annoyed with them though!)

To be fair, I call DH this too when he pisses me off, so it's not just reserved for kids.

Eeee, I'm dead common me.

@yesIhaveanopinion93

To be honest I think a lot of you are choosing to be grossly offended by this term. There are a few that have been nice enough to genuinely say 'not a term for me but wouldn't find it horribly offensive'.

I wasn't looking for anyone to change my feelings on it just merely looking for opinions.

But zeezee3 you are definitely right, how hypocritical is it of some on here sending offensive comments to me about something they find offensive 😂 some of the comments are far worse than the term 'little fart' 😂

Well exactly! People are entitled to say they don't like it/don't think it's a nice thing to call a kiddie, but the sneering, and judging, and personal attacks have been well out of order. 'ooooh, how TERRIBLY working clarsse you sound OP!!'

Par for the course on here sadly.. (from some posters!) Just rise above it. They'll be having a go at someone else in a half an hour, and you'll be forgotten!

OP you asked if people would be offended and when they said yes you yourself get offended!
Yes it is offensive. Why would you call a baby a fart? Basically you're comparing it to a shifty smell! There are so many other teens of endearment you could use.

A baby can’t answer back, Fl0. Are you specifically referring to a baby, or just kids in general, op?
Saying baby probably explains the responses you got. I for one was imagining a newborn you were meeting for the first time

My Mum tells me off for saying fart. I am 39.

Apparently it's akin to fuck according to her.

For older kids, yes, Little Fart is on a par with Little Tinker

@SexFarmWoman I apologise, I went back and read the comments and I mistook you for somebody under who said it was horribly offensive, there were that many comments coming up🙈 @zeezee3 moving on and quickly.

Btw.. not offended people find it offensive. Just the way in which some of you have told me is questionable.

I wouldn’t be offended by any of those names. I would hate to be offended by so much, it’d be exhausting.

Violashift my mum tells me off for saying crap - I'm 40 - it's apparently a horrible word 🤷🏼‍♀️

I think ds1was known to us as Bawbag when I was pregnant.

@custardlover just before I leave this splendid thread.. @Juells said she/he would use little fart to describe a person who is jumped up and officious. I don't even know what officious means but I'm assuming when it's put with jumped up, it's not the nicest....

@PlatoAteMySnozcumber YES!! I was going to say the same thing!! Poepie

I don't find the word fart particularly offensive (although it's not a word I use myself - because obviously I don't)

But I find people calling babies mildly 'naughty' names a bit try hard and attention seeking. I knew someone who used to call babies 'Bumface' I found not reacting was the best way to get him to stop.

I wouldn't be offended but I do think it's an odd thing to call a child, unless it has a different meaning in Ireland?!