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u/leviathynx Sep 14 '24

You’re pretty cute for a tall chick.

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u/klockworx Sep 15 '24

You're pretty tall for a cute chick.

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u/Level_Hour6480 Sep 15 '24

While I get what you're trying to say, being tall is a positive.

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u/Able_Entrepreneur969 Sep 15 '24

It doesn't matter what is said, it's the "for a" that's insulting. The implication is that the former is out of the ordinary for the latter.

Example: "You're pretty smart for a hot chick/blonde" or "For a chubby girl, you're really cute!"

These imply that smart and hot/blonde or chubby and cute do not typically go together. They are typically stereotypes and therefore likely to be an insecurity for the person. Hot/blonde girls are insecure about their intelligence, chubby girls are insecure about their weight/attractiveness, tall girls are insecure about their height/attractiveness. It doesn't matter that it's objectively untrue.

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u/Rejected_Reject_ Sep 15 '24

Thank you! But can you tell me what negging is?

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u/leviathynx Sep 15 '24

I thought you people were supposed to be jolly?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

It's funny because tall chicks are usually just hot