History Main / HatesBeingCalledCute

* Often shown through their imaginations on ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar''. Both Kaguya and Shirogane fear of the other calling them “cute”, as they often interpret it as the other looking down on them.

* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'': Manny was TheCutie in the first two seasons, but in season 3 she decides to change her image because she doesn't want to be perceived as "cute" anymore. In her own words, she wants to be hot, not cute or adorable, but ''hot''.

'''Louise:''' (sarcastically) Yes, I'm the goddess of cute, the queen of cute. In fact, I'm thinking of changing my name from Louise to something more appropriate like Snuggles.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In "Headhunters", Dipper takes offense at Blubs and Durland calling him "adorable".
-->'''Dipper:''' That's it! Mabel, you and me are gonna found the jerk who did this and take back that head! ''Then'' we'll see who's adorable. ''[makes a little sneeze]''
-->'''Mabel:''' Aww, you sneeze like a kitten.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': [[DudeLooksLikeALady Goh]] did not appreciate Hodge calling him cute in Episode 7 of ''Pokemon Journeys''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BountyHamster'', the titular character is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hamster bounty hunter]] and his biggest BerserkButton is being called cute, which will lead to his CatchPhrase: "Don't... call... me... CUTE!"

* Spooky from ''VideoGame/SpookysJumpScareMansion''. She's a CuteGhostGirl who hates being thought of as cute and wants nothing more than everyone to fear her. [[spoiler:Which is why she is trying to TakeOverTheWorld. It's revealed this extends back to even when she was alive, as she was a normal girl who wanted to scare people but couldn't because everyone thought she was too cute. Then one day she succeeds in scaring her PTSD-addled father, who ends up killing her.]]

* The Sith Inquisitor from ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' feels rather insulted when Sylas Wilkes mockingly calls them cute.

* ''Webanimation/StupidKids'': Raccoon is a [[CuteIsEvil terrorist whose goal is to be a dictator of HiVille]] and so he wants to be respected as a rightful ruler. He gets enraged if anyone dares to call him cute.

* The Sith Inquisitor from ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' feels rather insulted when Sylas Wilkes mockingly call them cute.
-->'''Sith Inquisitor:''' I am not cute, I'm deadly.

* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'': Even after [[GenderBender being turned female]], Matsuri remains secure in his masculinity, but he still [[GenderBenderAngst hates]] being called [[AttractiveBentGender "cute" or "pretty"]]. Matsuri is especially mortified when it's said by [[IncompatibleOrientation guys hitting on him]], but still annoyed even by Suzu nervously joking about his looks before their first day of high school. [[SecondLawOfGenderBending He seems to lighten up after a few months]], simply getting silently nervous when Haya says Matsuri looks cute in her school uniform, and outright pleased that Suzu said said he looked "nice" in girls' clothes (keeping her more fawning praise to herself).

--> "The way you talked about him I was expecting horns or blank black eyes, but look at him! He's so cute!"\\

* Wrestling/MsChif used to {{backhanded|compliment}}ly praise Wrestling/DaizeeHaze's "cuteness" in Gateway Championship Wrestling. [=MsChif=] didn't react too well when a completely sincere Chad Paint described her a "Gothic hottie".

* In ''WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill'', [[{{Schemer}} Danny Dingo]] tends to calls Blinky's gang "kids" or "kindies", which [[ActionGirl Marcia]] '''absolutely despises'''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyPonyLife'', Fluttershy's cuteness is directly acknowledged by the other ponies (unlike in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''). Fluttershy doesn't appreciate it, thinking herself to be tough with a dark side. Downplayed when she fights Bubbles with her cuteness, to the point that the resulting CutenessOverload not only makes Rainbow Dash [[{{Fainting}} faint]], but ''[[KilledOffForReal destroys]]'' [[KilledOffForReal Bubbles]].

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* Dr. Marmalade from ''Literature/TheBadGuys''. He's a billionaire mad scientist who also happens to be an adorable guinea pig. Him being tired of called "cute" is what drove him to become an evil scientist in the first place. [[spoiler: It turns out, by alien standards, this holds true of his actual form, a tentacled mess of stalks with butts for hands, which looks terrifying to the others.]]
* In the ''I'm Not'' series, the book "I'm Not Cute" has people calling Baby Owl cute, only for him to get angry and say that he's not cute, he's a "hunting machine".
* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Nolien quickly learns that if he wants to compliment Tiza, he must focus on her combat abilities, because calling her "lovely" or "pretty" etc. makes her angry instead. During a mission in Najica, this trope caused an incident that [[NoodleIncident neither of them wants to talk about]].

* The Hatbox Ghost in ''Fanfic/TheMansionverse'' is very proud of his alleged scariness and [[http://haunted-mansion-fandom.wikia.com/wiki/KEL_ASK_008 has a breakdown]] when someone calls him cute. In an unusual twist, he's not angry; instead, he's terrified that he's actually lost his touch.

* Olive in ''Fanfic/AllMixedUp'', like in canon, doesn't like to be called "dear" and other similarly endearing terms. When Mariana Mag calls her "dear" just before offering them warmth and shelter from roughhousing with one of her sharks, Diesel, the agent wants to object, but is too tired, cold, and wet to do so.

* It is revealed in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' that Buttercup (of course, being a tomboy) doesn't like being called "cute" contrasting Bubbles.
-->'''Buttercup:''' ''[To [[BigBad Mojo]] [[ManiacMonkeys Jojo]]]'' Who you callin' a cute?

* Averted in ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'': Tim asks people if they can understand Pikachu, who gives the usual "[[PokemonSpeak Pika Pika]]!" One woman compliments that he's adorable, to which Pikachu enthusiastically returns the compliment.

* Spooky from ''VideoGame/SpookysJumpScareMansion''. She's a CuteGhostGirl who hates being thought of as cute and wants nothing more than everyone to fear her. [[spoiler:Which is why she is trying to TakeOverTheWorld. It's revealed this extends back to even when she was alive, as she was a normal girl who wanted to scare people but couldn't because everyone thought she was too cute. Then one day she succeeds in scaring her PTSD-addled father, who ends up killing her.]]
* ''Videogame/MarvelVsCapcom3'': Rocket Raccoon, a rather fierce and crass guy, has this to say in one of his intros:
-->"Let's see how 'cute' I am after I strangle you with your own intestines."
* The Sith Inquisitor from ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' feels rather insulted when Sylas Wilkes mockingly call them cute.
-->'''Sith Inquisitor:''' I am not cute, I'm deadly.
* Nazuna of ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' is ''much'' YoungerThanHeLooks and does not appreciate being treated like a cute little kid, as he's actually one of the oldest members of the cast and a very capable BigBrotherMentor. Unfortunately for him, he ended up leader of a unit whose image is based around being cute, but he diligently plays his part regardless and appreciates it when other students understand the difference between on and offstage personas.

* ''Webanimation/StupidKids'': Raccoon is a [[CuteIsEvil terrorist whose goal is to be a dictator of HiVille]] and so he wants to be respected as a rightfull ruler. He gets enraged if anyone dares to call him cute.

* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'': Even after [[GenderBender being turned female]], Matsuri remains secure in his masculinity, but he still [[GenderBenderAngst hates]] being called [[AttractiveBentGender "cute" or "pretty"]]. Matsuri is especially mortified when it's said by [[IncompatibleOrientation guys hitting on him]], but still annoyed even by Suzu nervously joking about his looks before their first day of high school.

* Spooky from ''VideoGame/SpookysJumpScareMansion''. She's a CuteGhostGirl who hates being thought of as cute and wants nothing more than everyone to fear her. [[spoiler: It's revealed this extends back to even when she was alive, as she was a normal girl who wanted to scare people but couldn't because everyone thought she was too cute. Then one day she succeeds in scaring a person with PTSD, who ends up killing her.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': Completely inverted with Dot who is openly proud of her cuteness and has her own IAmSong called "I'm Cute".

* [[{{Tomboy}} Lana Loud]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' in [[PolarOppositeTwins contrast to her twin sister]] [[GirlyGirl Lola]].

* Often shown through their imaginations on ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', both Kaguya and Shirogane both fear of the other calling them “cute”, as they often see it as a way that the other tends to look down on them.

* Often shown through their imaginations on ''Manga/KaguySamaLoveIsWar'', both Kaguya and Shirogane both fear of the other calling them “cute”, as they often see it as a way that the other tends to look down on them.

* [[{{Tsundere}} Natsuki]] from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' is tiny and pink-haired and has a fondness for cutesy things, as reflected in her poetic style. She is also abrasive and feisty, and does not like it when she is called cute.

* [[{{Tsundere}} Natsuki]] from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' has a fondness for cutesy things, as reflected in her poetic style. She is also abrasive and feisty, and does not like it when she is called cute.

A common BerserkButton for characters with [[TheCutie overall adorable appearances]] is being called "cute". If Someone calls them adorable their most common reply is (or is a variation of): "Don't Call Me Cute!" and perhaps something more aggressive.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyPonyLife'', Fluttershy's cuteness is directly acknowledged by the other ponies (unlike in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''). Fluttershy doesn't appreciate it, thinking herself to be tough with a dark side. Downplayed when she fights Bubbles with her cuteness, to the point that the resulting CutenessOverload not only makes Rainbow Dash [[{{Fainting}} faint]], but [[KilledOffForReal ''destroys'' Bubbles]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/PonyLife'', Fluttershy's cuteness is directly acknowledged by the other ponies (unlike in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''). Fluttershy doesn't appreciate it, thinking herself to be tough with a dark side. Downplayed when she fights Bubbles with her cuteness, to the point that the resulting CutenessOverload not only makes Rainbow Dash [[{{Fainting}} faint]], but [[KilledOffForReal ''destroys'' Bubbles]].