Shea Butter Twitter's use of "auntie" desexualizes women #ToxicFemininity

[Dwolf]

Only heard this "auntie" shyt online. Why would a man call a woman that's not his aunt that anyway

 

[Bondye Vodou]

Two years ago: U nikkas don't know how much you sexualize us and how much it damages our image as a collective.

Now: Y are you nikkas so adamant about de-sexualizing us and down playing our femininity? U ashies are horrible.


Dees sluts are bi-polar as fukk

 

[HARLEM AL]

I’m calling whatever the fukk I want to call them. Wherever the wind blows with them. shyt is absurd.

 

[Ohene]

Find me something women don't complain about

 

[Ohene]

Young people call women older than them "aunty" in africa and the caribbean even if they aren't related......it's a sign of respect for an elder.

Close thread

 

[Yinny]

Calling older women “Auntie” is regular is Caribbean/African households. I been calling my friends’ mums “Auntie” since I was kid.

But you have a relationship with them. I call my actual aunts auntie and am an honorary auntie to very very little children. I wish I would be a public figure and had random ass broads referring to me as auntie

 

[Yinny]

Do you think "Uncle" Luke gets mad when the kids these days call him "uncle"?

That’s not a name someone gave him though

 

[Stacks]

I been calling friends of my parents Uncle and Auntie since I can remember. It's about respect, we're not calling you old

These birds got no fukking sense

 

[Bondye Vodou]

But you have a relationship with them. I call my actual aunts auntie and am an honorary auntie to very very little children. I wish I would be a public figure and had random ass broads referring to me as auntie

Not really, Where I grew up we used to call random older women 'tanty' as long we interacted with them in some form or fashion.

 

[Yinny]

Not really, Where I grew up we used to call random older women 'tanty' as long we interacted with them in some form or fashion.

Again, the context is there is some sort of relationship however casual. I think this is referring to the internet calling people like Rep Maxine Waters, Ava Duvernay and other people who they come into no contact with “auntie.”

 

[ajnapoleon]

My mind is blown over the word



de-sexualizing



Is that not what they wanted



Its got to be "Im close to the wall of not being looked at as a sexual object (which i fought so hard not to be looked as for my 17-32 years of life)



"now that i look in the mirror and se it slipping i want that feeling again"

 

[Caribbean lover]

Calling older women “Auntie” is regular is Caribbean/African households. I been calling my friends’ mums “Auntie” since I was kid.

ye man god help you if you slip up and actually call them by their first name without the auntie part. some really dont like that.

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

Young people call women older than them "aunty" in africa and the caribbean even if they aren't related......it's a sign of respect for an elder.

correct I think some got it from Black panther and now that the trend is wearing down they are getting annoyed and starting to feel offended

The shyt precedes Black Panther.
Auntie Maxine
Auntie Fee
Uncle Snoop.

It's common for us to refer to our parents friends as auntie/uncle out of respect. The same way their children or our really close friends might be our "cousin", etc

 

[Ugo Ogugwa]

The shyt precedes Black Panther.
Auntie Maxine
Auntie Fee
Uncle Snoop.

It's common for us to refer to our parents friends as auntie/uncle out of respect. The same way their children or our really close friends might be our "cousin", etc

Fair enough. That is more so understood as OG. Or old school. For Nigerians, auntie is like the video below or a way to insult an unmarried 25 plus chick on some spinster shyt.

 

[Breh13]

If these people weren't being offended at everything they wouldn't even have jobs or be known.

So it's par for the course. Better to ignore them.

Shea butter twitter publicly always acting high and mighty is their shtick. Behind the scenes? Probably different.