Is EVERTHING 'carefully curated' now?

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Seems pretty much every online shop is trying to flog me a carefully curated selection of overpriced something or other.

Or their latest 'edit'

Today I purchased some carefully curated granny pants from M&S (it was from their post menopausal 'edit')

I dislike the "curated ear". Used to be called "some piercings" back in the day

"Curated" is my most disliked word of the decade. What a load of pretentious bollocks.

I had to wait until my ultrasound results has been 'curated'

I did think it had give a little bonkers with that one. Not because I don't realise that it needs to be reviewed by the doctors, but rather because they chose such wanky language

Can’t stand ‘curated’, ‘sourced’ or ‘artisan’. Normally avoid as it just sounds like a fancy word for ‘unnecessarily expensive’ to me.

@BobbinThreadbare123

I dislike the "curated ear". Used to be called "some piercings" back in the day

Is it just me or does "curated ear" sound like a Victorian dish for the very, very poor?

"Curated pigs ear in aspic" ...mmmm

"Curated " = poncy overpriced shite made by a wanky hipster with a man bun.

It really is pretentious wank isn't it?

@JackieWeaverHandforthCouncil

Can’t stand ‘curated’, ‘sourced’ or ‘artisan’. Normally avoid as it just sounds like a fancy word for ‘unnecessarily expensive’ to me.

They are all appalling. See hand finished and heritage also.

Post-menopausal m and s edit though OP - are you serious???!!??

@Cailleach can't go wrong with a jellied ear

It's a load of toss isn't it?

May I toss 'gifted' into the ring of flogging me stuff inanity?

Hand finished just means someone sellotaped the box shut doesn’t it?

Hand tied as opposed to feet tied?
And Hack really annoys me 🤬

If anyone tries to sell me something from their carefully sourced edit I think I may have to stab them with a chopstick. From my curated collection obvs.

'Curated' is the retail version of 'pan-fried'.

I’m an actual museum curator. Ironically, I hardly ever “curate” things anymore, the emphasis has shifted totally to audience collaboration!

@Ethelswith

I had to wait until my ultrasound results has been 'curated'

I did think it had give a little bonkers with that one. Not because I don't realise that it needs to be reviewed by the doctors, but rather because they chose such wanky language

^ I have carefully curated some faces that accurately depict my shook-eth-ness* at this.

OK, I also hate I am shook and its more annoying cousin, shooketh.

Sourced, artisan, curated and just so nuanced, darling.

It just means ‘chosen’ doesn’t it? Wanky chosen.

Such a load of shitebollocks. I especially hate when small hipster music festivals get a hipster musician to ‘curate’ the line up. So you chose the bands you insufferable wanker?

Agree it’s very irritating.

In fact it is almost as bad as ‘iconic’

LuredBy

No, am taking the piss but it's only a matter of time

It’s as wanky as ‘sourced’.

I hate the term 'curated'...I see it everywhere at the moment. I also used to work for someone who would say 'utilise' instead of 'use'. Totally used to wind me up being told to "utilise the stapler"!

What did they say before this annoying 'curated' word got taken up and spread everywhere?