Maybe I'm strange, but being termed "cute" hasn't ever been insulting to me. I've been called the term my entire life, and it doesn't diminish me. I'm resigned to the fact that I'm probably more cute than classically beautiful. Heck, if people are aware and kind enough to use any sort of flattering adjective to describe me, I feel like I'm ahead of the game. I agree with Stinky, too, that they may use that term, too, because it also applies to my personality as well as my face and style.