Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street darling

Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by minikites on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:39PM (#25348637)

I believe it originated in music first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twee_pop

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by glitcher on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @03:14PM (#25350728)

This is the context I know twee from - it was kind of the cutesy branch of indie pop around the same time as the shoegaze movement. Bands like Heavenly and The Softies are good examples of the twee pop genre.

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