Could be because son is only a single syllable and thus easier to insert into a sentence. The words brother and sister get used about equally and they're the same length.
I called Eddie Vedder "daughter" once, then he specifically requested that I didn't call him that.
ME: "Sorry, Eddie, I don't quite understand you. Did you just say you don't want me to call you 'daughter?'"
EV: "Heyyyyyeahhh YeaYeahhh"
ME: "Thank you for clarifying, Eddie. Hey, that's a cool insect over there! I wonder what species it is."
EV: "Eyedonknoooow. Wait, I think idiz a butterrrflyyyy, a butterrrfly, YEAH"
'son' and 'boy' are explicitly patronising/insulting, and originate in racist verbiage. the why it doesn't extend to women is patriarchal 'politeness' to women. (which is basically an expectation of submissiveness without reminding)
‘son’ and ‘boy’ are explicitly patronising/insulting,
Not always. It's diminutive, but that doesn't always need to be patronizing.
Came here to say this, as "boy" or "boyo" (or for you brits: "lad" and "laddie") can be used affectionately but definitely diminutive. I see it as no more offensive than Japanese honorifics like "senpai".
In Hindi as well it's common to refer to people much younger to use as "kid". Like my parents will be called "kid" by someone in their 80s. And in the reverse situation you can call anyone much older than you uncle/auntie
Traditional gender roles and expectations. A mommy not only feeds you, but cleans you when you shit yourself, and tends to do a lot more generally exhausting emotional and physical labor, which can be kinda unsexy. In contrasts dads tend to be involved more once the kid is a little more grown and do things more related to play, learning and stereotypically discipline.
In addition to this, there is also just the thing of so many men not being brought up in a way to be functional adults, and women are expected to do a lot of common care work, so often this involves all the worst parts of being a mom, such as cleaning, cooking and other service oriented things, rather than the part that inovlves authority. Dirty dishes and socks with holes in them and someone that doesnt know how to do the laundry are also rather unsexy.
Now, mistress, or domina sounds so much better and "Comrade comissar, Ive been a liberal" is just instant sploosh :comfy-cool:
Neither is weird for parent
well up to a certain age
the idea of calling my dad daddy legit makes me want to vomit everywhere lmao
I think in the south its less unheard of for men to call their dad daddy, but never mom mommy. Momma at most
When did calling people daddy or mommy as a sex thing become so mainstream?
Look I'll call them whatever they want as long as they say "Good girl." afterwards :hyperflush:
both are weird and every time my bf calls me mommy i wanna throw up, much to his enjoyment
Some people think it's weird to call your partner "daddy".
A lot of people think it's weirder to call your partner "mommy".
...but call your partner "baby" and nobody bats an eye.
This is probably some patriarchal shit going on about women being expected to be submissive and men being expected to be dominant but to be fair I think both are really weird and slightly creepy.
Does it? I feel the opposite but lets be real both are weird.
Edit: Also to put my cards on the table I have both mommy and daddy issues but I am a straight so that's prob what the deal is.
I Agree. It first appeared in pornography and slowly entered the mainstream. Its patriarchal connotations, just makes it so repulsive.
tbh they both feel real weird to me, I think it has to do with how often you hear it though because calling a man daddy is a lot more common than calling a woman mommy
My partner once called me 'daddy'. She laughed when I started to cringe so hard I had an out-of-body experience.
It doesn't feel any weirder to me tbh. Both are used jokingly for perceived "dominant" fictional characters, both are used sexually with partners, both are used innocently to describe parents. I guess now that I think about it it is less common to keep calling your mother "mommy" as you grow older than it is to keep calling your father "daddy."
motherfucker you post so much neurotic shit about your horny sex issues what the fuck get a therapist already
:spray-bottle: :bonk:
We're trying our best, we rely on our network of brave snitches like you to track down these perverts :volcel-judge:
They shouldn't self-flagellate, not when we're here to take care of it for them. Now, I think it's time we take you off to a VolCell :volcel-judge:
