Sir Ian McKellen on calling everyone "love"

[prettyhuman@piipitin.fi]

@madcollector Freddie Mercury also referred to everyone, friend or stranger, as "darling".

[evalie@bildung.social]

@HeyLaiverd @MBrandtner @madcollector

Oh! I love it, it is so heartwarming.

Maybe "Liebes" or "mein Herz" - but these are very personal and intimate cosenames.
Maybe we should transfer "luv" to germany. Why not? There are a lot of loanwords (like f-word) - using a nice one is something new.

My pupils use "Bro" - dosen't matter if it is a girl or boy to them.

[marabilles@piaille.fr]

@beaufils @R1Rail @madcollector @jmessager
Surtout que c'est non genré
(pas sûre d'apprécier de me faire appeler "chéri'e" par tout le monde...)

[wonka@chaos.social]

All those alternatives he enumerated in the end are male though, while "love" just applies to everyone. That makes those alternatives really not alternatives at all.

@madcollector

[wonka@chaos.social]

As The Beatles sang: "Love Is All You Need".

@HeyLaiverd @madcollector

[apenkop@mstdn.social]

@madcollector I love this. Genuinely. It's simple genius.

[brome@social.marud.fr]

@R1Rail @RainbowFrog @beaufils @madcollector @jmessager Dans le jeu Overwatch, le personnage de Tracer a une citation, "Cheers, love!" qui a été traduite par "Hello mon chou !"

[rudiev@dmv.community]

@madcollector This is so beautiful, thank you for sharing! He's so right, it really does get past all the stupid things about other people we get hung up on as a society.

[bit101@mstdn.social]

@madcollector This is wonderful. I don't know if I could bring myself to do it in the US though.

[simonzerafa@infosec.exchange]

@madcollector

We so that here in Pembrokeshire. Not necessarily for the same reasons though

[matildalove@wetdry.world]

@madcollector yknow i think they're onto something

[greenpete@sunny.garden]

@madcollector That is so beautiful, and moving! ️ #love

[wokerati@mastodon.social]

@madcollector I’ve lived in Manchester and Sheffield and “love” and “duck” are more common east of the pennines. Whereas “pal” and “mate” are more common in the west.

[ltning@pleroma.anduin.net]

@madcollector Taxi drivers in London can spew misogynist and racist shit at you while calling you "luv" every few second. Especially if you're a woman. "We don't need anybody, luv" (ref. brexit). "Be careful of those black folk, luv" (ref a fucking jazz club). "Maybe stay home then, luv" (ref. whether a given area is considered safe).

Love Ian and I wish what he said were true. Instead it feels like it comes from a place of some privilege.

[artharg@mastodon.nl]

@MBrandtner @madcollector “Mein Lieber”?

[julesverne@digitalcourage.social]

@madcollector Ah, the people from the north 🥰

[beaufils@mastodon.social]

@RainbowFrog @R1Rail @madcollector @jmessager

C'est pas mal, mais "my love" c'est quand même simple et puissant comme le dit McKellen.

[beaufils@mastodon.social]

@madcollector

J'aime bien aussi sa manière élégante de faire de la politique mine de rien dans son introduction : "if you're lucky enough to be able to afford the train fare"

[beaufils@mastodon.social]

@RainbowFrog @R1Rail @madcollector @jmessager

Et puis dans "mon chou" il reste le genre qu'il évite en disant juste "love", juste "chou".

[xoriff@hachyderm.io]

@madcollector I love this! Does it work elsewhere? As an American man, I would totally use this for everyone with my one reservation being: would it make a woman feel uncomfortable?