A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener. At least that is what the Wikipedia page has to say about it. I however have a different take on it that wanted to share with you.
You know by now that I have a fondness, nay, a near obsession with the Big Beautiful Woman. If you do not know this, welcome to the blog, now you’re caught up with the rest of the class.
There are terms for plus sized women. There is BBW, Chubby, Rubenesque, Fat, SSBBW, Large, Plus-Sized, and various other permutations of those common core elements. These terms in themselves are perfectly respectable and wonderful. yes, even Fat. Did your mother ever tell you you can say a word that isn’t a four letter word like a four letter word?
You can say the word fat and have it mean a wonderfully large woman who you admire. You can turn around, change your inflection just a small bit and have it be derisive, hurtful, dismissive, unkind and cruel.
Now, to get tot he meat of the topic.
If you say a word purely because you think another word would be offensive and, at the same time, you are not trying to be offensive, then you are be a patronizing asshole for assuming that the person you are speaking to is to stupid to understand the meaning of what you are saying.
You can judge so much of a person listening to how they say certain things in certain situations. You can hear in their tone the positive or negative overtones of the entire conversation which they or may not be aware of themselves.
This post makes little sense to anyone but me, but fuck it, pay my hosting bill and you get a say.