Yeah it really does, which is why I'd never use it outside of a joking manner. Pet names make me cringe anyway
Well, most of them
Some woman I got into an argument with years ago kept calling me hon and sweetheart, and eventually I was like, shut up, just shut up.
She was all, "Oh but see in the South, it's a term of endearment."
Which of course only served to annoy me more, because being from the South, I know the difference between using it as a term of endearment and using it to belittle who you're talking to. This woman was from Hawaii.
... I'm getting all riled up again listening to that raspy "Hon."
UGH.
EDIT: And this argument was actually a long time ago on the WoW forums, because I posted from a female character, was assumed to be female, and had this woman going, "LOL NOPE YOU'RE A MAN YOU CAN'T FOOL ME."
Even though I said six times I was a man, she kept thinking that she called me out on something.
... Which brings me to another topic: guys like to pretend they are girls all the time on the internet, but meanwhile people actually think I am a woman on other sites. What the hell.