07 May 2010, 3:18 am
07 May 2010, 3:19 am
Kiley wrote:
Cats are my thing. I like dogs, but cats are...well, they are just CATS.
Kenjuudo wrote:
PLA wrote:
Isn't it that it is in actuality loved, therefore it can be said to be cute? As the general rule, if you think something is cute, you'll think of it as cute, and whether or not you display that opinion depends on factors like how expressive you are and what currently inhibits your expression, such as social approval, I guess.
I can best answer this by example:
Please select the cutest of the two! Then tell me which is most deserving of being loved!
Hm. Indeed, things can be loved without being cute.
Still I think that liking is a requirement for cuteness, though cuteness is not one for liking.
I guess the white puppy is a bit more cute, but both pictures leave my emotions fairly unstirred in this case.
In general, I'm uneasy with uncasual talk of "deserving". I think "deserve" is inconveniently ambiguous a lot of the time. I often don't know what to do with the words.
07 May 2010, 4:38 pm
Cute 
But am a lot less delighted than I'd be few years ago. I wonder what changed me.
09 May 2010, 9:04 pm
