can someone please tell me what is so damn "cute" about baby talk and pretending to be stupid?

[Ava]

:mad: :grr: :banghead:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Anybody who talks baby talk (unless to a baby) is not *pretending* to be stupid.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

16. I never spoke to my babies like that. . .

and they've thanked me repeatedly for never compromising my IQ or theirs. Never quite understood the mechanics of the baby talk phenomenon. I have to admit I've lapsed into it a couple times with terminally cute animals, but I feel foolish doing it. :P

In romantic relationships, I think I'd see that as a major turn-off.

[Inchworm]

2. do do ba ba coochie coo

*rasberries*

:D

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. One of my teachers stated that this sort of thing is normal

and that it's not the sound, but the love which is projected that is what is important. Babies and dogs don't care what the sounds are, but will soak up the love for as long as you're willing to gift it.

Others will provide sufficient baby talk replies to negate my having to also do so. ;)

[Ava]

4. i'm not talking about baby talk towards babies or animals

i'm talking about baby talking to grown people x(

[LSdemocrat]

15. Some people may just think that adulthood, and its expected behavioral norms, are highly overrated

Now if someone was just purposely being a condescending jerk and using "baby talk" to you for effect, then that's an entirely different thing, but I can easily see a point to people who don't eagerly outgrow "childish" interests.

[Fire Walk With Me]

31. Is someone in love with you?

[smalll]

5. Did the bag boy talk funny at you today?

:hide: Honesly, I think baby talk can be cute, but only privately, in the context of a serious relationship. "Pay-pahs or plastices?" -- not so much.

[Danger Mouse]

6. why do you hate babies, eva braun?

[Odin2005]

7. No clue, but supposedly it's something found in all societies. n/t

[Sultana]

14. Weird, huh

[mcctatas]

8. Well...

there have been Physiogonomy (spelling?) studies that show cross-culturally, human beings are automatically drawn towards baby face features regardless of the age of the person. So possibly, it could extend to baby talk and acting stupid. However, since I just pulled that second part directly out of my ass, I would actually bet that it has something to do with male/female socialization. Since that is probably BS too, i would say it is because some people are douchebags :P

[PaddyBlueEyes]

10. ya know

snookums...you are so smart! babycakes.. :hugs:

[Radical Activist]

9. Depends on how it's done.

Some men like non-threatening, easy prey. There are other good answers on the thread.

[XemaSab]

11. Is Maddy a little dingo?

Or is she a nicee girl?

She has dingo breaths in her, she does. Maybe she has a little dingo in her? Maybe she has... little dingo breaths in her?

Pippi is a little dingo.

She doesn't want us to talk about that... no. She says that's very personal. She says being dingo is a personal matter.

Pippi is a nicee girl though.

I like Pippi. I do. I do.

I eat Pippi later.

Right now we eat Bailey.

Just a little. Just a little.

Bailey is my guy.

He's the only good boy in the house. Yes.

He has a tiny peepee, but he couldn't help that, no.

I like Bailey. Little Bee.

He's not like that Maddy.

Maddy eats the people; she eats Mama, yes.

Maybe Maddy has to go to the pound.

We take Maddy to the pound.

On Thursday. For puppy class.

Maddy had to go to the pound.

All the time, we take Maddy to pound.

Bailey had to go to the pound. He was very bad, so we took him to pound. For puppy class. Now Bailey's a good boy.

On edit: Pippi is a Dingo-American. She said it was a good idea to make a tapestry like the Bayeaux tapestry about the dingoes coming to Australia. She thought that was a good idea.

[keroro gunsou]

26. xem-dono

maybe the dingo ate your baby?

[jobycom]

12. He's out of office, let's just move on.

:)

[Ava]

18. .

:spray:

[elleng]

13. NOTHING!

.

[HEyHEY]

17. Who told you that filthy lie?

I find it annoying as fuck.

[woo me with science]

19. I hate the Claritin commercial

with the grown woman who prances in the field. She is trying to be terminally cute, and her speech just borders on babytalk ("...for people with indoor allergies, outdoor allergies, and people like me who have...BOTH!"). She swings her arms around like a little girl, too.

Hate it.

[Bryn]

20. Sarah Palin "baby talk" to her supporters

Don't you think? Like..."You Betcha"...etc. plus winks winks winks. I thought it was disgusting.

[dbackjon]

21. I hate them

And any commercial that uses cute kids to sell anything.

[Shell Beau]

22. It is only cute when talking to babies or animals.

A woman here at work (I can't STAND her) talks baby talk almost regularly. She walked in one day and we were eating our lunch. She said "it smells like a west-a-want (restaurant). I almost threw my food at her. Blah.

[MajorChode]

23. For some people it's not an act

[JitterbugPerfume]

24. baby talk is something that just makes me crazy

and pretending to be stupid is something girls used to do to "impress" big strong men :wtf:


I dont know if the still do that but I certainly hope not. It is degrading.

[RadiationTherapy]

25. It is sexy because it makes me feel smart and nurtured at the same time.

Also, if the woman is hot, many men will respond to any attention at all.

[tigereye]

27. nothing

:hug: I always hated it when some folks "acted dumb" for attention, and I still do. It's embarrassing!

[Parche]

28. ootchie wootchie cootchie koo?

Just name the baby, Leonard James Aka Aar....:woohoo: :hi:

[SacredCow]

29. I can only assume you're talking about women who baby-talk...

to get attention from guys who find that attractive (for whatever reason).

[helderheid]

30. Wut is wong, widdle Ava? You don't wike de baby tawk?? Awww!

:P

[prolesunited]

32. It's not

and any guy who thinks it is is stupid and not worth your time.

[monmouth]

33. OMG I hate it too, when anyone attempted to talk like that to my

kids when they were babies, I immediately put a stop to it. To me it's demeaning...

[graywarrior]

34. I have a girlfriend who does that when a guy shows up.

Horrifying.