But, you're so adorable! ;)

maybe but i will sure call your feisty, which imma be honest. is pretty darn cute. its not because id think of you as lesser in anyway. no, in fact i would think that makes you BETTER. a lot of older people lose their vigor for life as time goes on and its quite sad. But when they still have that spark and their sharp minds (even if not as sharp as they once used to be) it just makes people happy! cute isnt only reserved for kids or puppies and kittens either. cute has many ways it can be taken. (btw, seventy is the new 60, you aint even old!)

I have been guilty of calling elderly people "cute." Allow me to offer as my defense that I was twentysomething and had no clue. I have since realized that, while cuteness has no age limit, the description should be reserved for when somebody is actually being cute. And after 3 years of working in a fabric store and serving customers on Senior Discount Day, I can attest that old people have WAY more depth: they are vibrant, smart, knowledgeable, and funny. In short, human, and their lifetime of dignity has enriched them beyond all measure.

Yes, "cute" is belittling and demeaning for an older person. Trivializing. It's inconsiderate and I wish people would stop it. My dad was a respected physician and when he got to his 80s people used to tell me, "Oh your dad's so cute." Infuriating. Also nurses who baby-talk to the elderly.

That's because we ALL go in full circle, we start in diapers(cloth or Pamper, your choice), and if we live long enough, we die in diapers.

Thank you. It annoys the hell out of me when people refer to the elderly as cute. They're not. They deserve to be treated with more respect than that.

I'm just kidding. Please don't hunt me down and kill me, Ms (mr?) Pixie.