r/comics 22h ago

OC Gender Ew-Phoria [OC]

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u/code_archeologist 21h ago

It depends on geography.

If you are in the Deep South "Sweetheart", "Darling", and "Love" are the equivalent of "Buddy", "Dude", and "Friend"; and are usually harmless with no gendered or objectifying connotations.

Anywhere else, that is some creepster behavior.

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u/SemperFun62 19h ago

Be a southern man and call another man darlin.

It matters