FB comment on child. 'Stunningly beautiful.'

[ElinorRigby]

When my daughter was a kid - she's early twenties now - FB wasn't a thing. So there was no possibility of posting pictures of her.

I've got one or two friends who post pictures of their daughters who are primary school age. And there are lots of responses saying stuff like 'So cute.' And it all makes me feel queasy.

So a male friend has just posted a photo of his 5 year old - and another much older man who I regard as a bit of a lecher and generally inappropriate, has just posted in response - 'Stunningly beautiful. XXXXXX'. I think it's partly the kisses which just make it all a bit sickmaking.

How do you feel about this stuff?

These comments makes me uncomfortable be it from a male or female but I have many friends who think nothing of it.
One of the many downsides of social media is that the number if likes equates to a good thing in life for some.
I feel sorry for the child, as she has no say in whether her image is put out there for others to comment upon.

YUCK. Creepy fuck.

My daughter was born too early for FB, thank goodness. Though I wouldn't have posted pics of her anyway.

I'm with you l hate this almost sexualisation of children and all these pouting pictures of little girls barely more than toddlers.
As an aside all children are beautiful and l hate the competitiveness of it all.
Whilst lm on one, don't start me off on people saying stuff like this about a child that has passed away as though it would somehow be less tragic if they were ordinary looking.... and breathe

“Cute” wouldn’t be so bad, but somehow “beautiful” or “stunning” seem more grown up words and so inappropriate for a young child.

I have 2 nieces and everyone always goes on about how one of them is stunning and what a heartbreaker she’ll be when she’s older. Not only do I find it odd that people think “stunning” is appropriate for a child, or that speculating on the future love life of a 5 year old is a bit shit, it seems really off that the other niece (coincidentally the one who isn’t petite and blonde, but tall and brunette) doesn’t get a look in!!! Way to set up sibling rivalry. . As a tall brunette myself maybe I’m just projecting, but it makes me irrationally mad!

Whilst lm on one, don't start me off on people saying stuff like this about a child that has passed away as though it would somehow be less tragic if they were ordinary looking.... and breathe

Do you feel the same way if academic achievements are mentioned, as though it would be less tragic if they’d been a bit thick?

I know what you mean, but you’ve got to say something about the actual person.

In this day and age, when children are being educated how to be careful online, thoughtless parents and grandparents parade them on social media for all the sundry to see, with identifiable info. WHY???

It always makes me feel a bit uncomfortable when someone posts pics of their daughters and all the comments are: gorgeous, beautiful, stunning, so pretty etc.
BUT, I've never seen a man comment like this, it's always women.
So a man doing it would jump out at me even more.