Gabe Belltotumblr@lemmy.worldEnglish·7 months agoWho you are is who you are(lemmy.world)imagearrow-up1771arrow-down142message-square151fedilink
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minus-squareGloomyarrow-up8arrow-down1·7 months agoedit-27 months agolinkfedilinkIsn’t “sweet summer child” just a game of thrones reverence calling the other to be a bit naive? Or am i just missing context here?
minus-squareFeathercrownEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkI don’t know but it boils my blood every time and it’s never even been used on me before
minus-squareagent_flounderEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkInterestingly, I usually assume the phrase is said tongue in cheek, but I only mention that to illustrate the following. We never quite know how our words – in person or online – will affect others.
minus-squareorbitzarrow-up4arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkIt was a term way before game of thrones, but it means naive I the straight sense yes. I imagine the person meant it more in a lighthearted way is all. Though tone is hard to tell online a lot of time so who knows.
Isn’t “sweet summer child” just a game of thrones reverence calling the other to be a bit naive? Or am i just missing context here?
I don’t know but it boils my blood every time and it’s never even been used on me before
Interestingly, I usually assume the phrase is said tongue in cheek, but I only mention that to illustrate the following.
We never quite know how our words – in person or online – will affect others.
It was a term way before game of thrones, but it means naive I the straight sense yes. I imagine the person meant it more in a lighthearted way is all. Though tone is hard to tell online a lot of time so who knows.