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 pmdulaney on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:59PM (#25348980)

Use of the word "twee" kind of makes my skin crawl -- like a grown man using the word "yummy".

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by appletrotter on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @01:14PM (#25349188)

> like a grown man using the word "yummy".

Fascinating.

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by Bukhmanizer on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @02:03PM (#25349862)

To be clear, that's a "you" problem.

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by function_seven on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @03:10PM (#25350680)

I'm a little surprised your comment is turning gray for this. I have the same visceral reaction to that word. And it's not like I care about pink shirts or other cutesy things. It's specifically that word, used by an adult.

Some people have similar reactions to words like "moist" or "juicy". (Those would be context-dependent for me)

But "yummy" is just hard to hear for some reason. Except when it's a small child expressing their like for cookies or candy. Then it's totally fine.

Anyway, just thought you'd like to hear there are more of us out there :)

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by tom_ on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @02:30PM (#25350156)

In UK English, "twee" it is suitable for use by all ages. Urban Dictionary, as always, tells you everything you need to know: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twee

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by t-writescode on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @02:18PM (#25350023)

You understand this is going to increase the proliferation of the word "yummy" among 'grown men', right?

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by ctlachance on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @01:17PM (#25349237)

Does it bother you the same way when grown women use the word "yummy"?

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by president on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @02:03PM (#25349865)

From HN Guidelines:

> Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.

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Re:Etsy was a twee culture punchline, now it’s a Wall Street... by me_me_me on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @01:43PM (#25349606)

if you would use 9mm to open your coke bottles you'd understand /s

Why are so many people concern with how others should or shouldn't express themselves? Why would anyone care if I want to wear a pink tshirt with a flower. Or use yummy in a sentence.

Sure there are people who are eccentric for sake of being eccentric. I just dont hang with them and that's as much though I will waste on that topic.

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