"Would you like to combo-size that, Babe?"
No one I can think of in my life has ever called me "Babe."
When I hear that word, unlike the majority of men, I don't immediately think of a hot woman. No, I'm the nerd that hears Babe and thinks of that movie with the talking pig.
But my girl friends (note the space between those last two words) occasionally hear it -- from strangers, even. Most recently, a dear friend was in a fast-food drive-thru and was called Babe by the order-taker or whatever they're called. Seriously, what are they called?
"Was he cute?" I asked, as my first thought was, "How nice!" I'd take validation over a side of fries ANY day of the week (unless absolutely no one but God was watching, in which case I'd totally take the fries).
"The gesture was cute," she later texted -- "it wasn't creepy. Not sure everyone would dig it."
So is being called Babe less offensive if the person doing the calling is attractive? I mean, if Capt. Homely of the Butt-Ugly Brigade came up and said, "Hey, Babe!" would you be all, "Eww, Capt. Homely, get away from me!"
And if some Calvin Klein underwear model came up to you -- fully clothed, perhaps -- and said, "Hey, Babe!" would you swoon instead of call the police?
I'd be more inclined to be upset if Babe had any negative connotations. I mean, if the person calling me Babe had on a "Babe: Pig in the City" T-shirt, I'd probably take offense.
What do you think? Is calling someone Babe when you don't know them ...
A) Super-creepy.
B) A slight social faux-pas but forgivable.
C) A total compliment.
Peace, love and underwear models ... XOXO
