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[โ€“] [email protected] 60 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Like a handful of other people in the comments I never dress up or wear makeup, it's black pants and a t-shirt for me. It's usually a graphic t-shirt that is silly so if someone's like "oh cute t-shirt" sure, that's fine. But if they're talking to me specifically cute feels infantilizing. I'm a 33-Year-Old woman, I either look fine, nice, beautiful, or like a deranged raccoon holding a knife.

[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I often look like a deranged raccoon holding a knife - and am excited the look is catching on! ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

It's the best look!

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I once was on some winter event with a lot of people and a deranged raccoon of the party tried on some hat with double Pom-poms, I told her it makes her look cute, but this is, as some people have already written, context-specific.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are those in increasing compliment order? In that case, I can say with confidence that your post sounds like you're a deranged raccoon holding a knife!

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Awww, thank you!!!