Is it rude to call a male pretty?

Rude? No. Will some guys take offense because their insecure? probably.

 

Not rude. You're expressing that they're aesthetically pleasing, that shouldn't be taken as being rude. However, some guys (depending on how they identify themselves personally) could prefer to be called something more 'masculine' i.e. handsome or sexy/hot and just not like the word 'pretty' itself.

 

I wouldn't have a grate problem with it I have a few friends who get a buzz or thrill out of dressing up they look pretty all the time .

 

I'd get annoyed, but then my mom goes out of her way to use feminine words with me.

 

I don't think so. I call guys pretty/beautiful when that word just applies best. I take it as a nice compliment when people say it, to me, too.

 

I think "cute" is a more appropriate term for a guy, but that's just me. I wouldn't flip if someone called me pretty (though actually I might, since it would never happen....but that's another topic)

 

Depends on the guy, and depends on the context.
If you're using "pretty" in a mocking way, then, yeah, they'd get offended.
If you're using it as a compliment, then some guys take it well and others don't.
I wouldn't take being called pretty or cute well at all, because it reminds me of annoying pet names and sounds too feminine.

 

Yes, I would say it is very rude.

I have never heard anyone use the word "pretty" in a context not referring to ideals of femininity. That being said, it's equivalent to telling someone that they look feminine. This may be fine for feminine men, but for masculine men, it's an insult.

 

"Pretty" implies something is attractive in a delicate way, so yeah people who don't like appearing that way might not like it. Personally? I wish I was a pretty boy XD.

 

In general, they might get mad for not calling them 'handsome', or something like that. It just depends upon the kind you're asking.

But I don't mind being called Pretty.

 

Yes, I think it is offensive to a guy who thinks of himself as a "regular guy" type. The phrase is usually completed as "pretty boy." I would find it offensive.

I think the ranking of compliments to a male would go like this:

Hot
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Gorgeous (a gorgeous guy is seemingly a combination of hot and handsome)
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Handsome
...
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Cute
...
...
...
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Pretty

My two cents.

 

Yes, to some, because most of them have it drilled into their minds: "Guys are called handsome, Pretty is Girly"

I don't mind as long as they mean it in a nice way.

 

I don't think so, though how it's said and intentions behind it will mean a lot more than the word itself, obviously. If it's used to imply they might be superficial or effeminate in some way, probably. A lot of guys have fragile egos and will immediately take offense, even where none is meant.

 

A guy once slapped me for calling him pretty He damn well was, though.

I feel as though a better choice would be beautiful, although some males (ones who cling to society's view of masculinity) could still take offense from it.

 

My friend (straight girl) of she sees a guy she finds attractive will walk up to him and say he's pretty, and they don't seem insulted in fact it kind of makes their day. I don't mind since I know it has a positive meaning behind it.

 

I wouldn't be upset, but it's just not the right term in my mind. Cute, handsome, etc. are better fit in my opinion. I could see someone who didn't speak English as their 1st language using "pretty" to describe a guy. I used to do stuff like that all the time in Spanish and Turkish. I just selected a word that works, but doesn't exactly fit in vernacular.

 

My wife calls me pretty all the time.It used to bother me but I realize its one of her ways of showing affection

 

The first guy I dated called me "pretty" once. I laughed and gave him a weird look. I didn't find it rude, but I don't think "pretty" suits me. Handsome =/= "male pretty." You (either guys or girls or whoever else) can be handsome and pretty at the same time, but they're different ways of being attractive.

 

I guess you could call them nothing at all...and what a depressed world that would be!

If you have good intentions, then don't worry about it.