Can we ban the 'c' word?

hat gets banned and what next another poster hates another word so do we have that banned too?

Then another word

And another word

ITLL BE ANARCHY 😱

also a feminist btw. and still not in favour of banning it.

I don't want this censored either

racist or hate words fine, but to start policing what swear words people can use is too much. I left a similar site over something similar (not me being banned, but the general hang wringing when people used swear words). we're adults, we swear, it's fine!

I don’t want any of my language policed thanks. If I wanna say cunt, I’ll say it. I also find it strange that the worse name you think you can call someone is a cunt. Mine birthed my children! Shit is a much worse word, litterally smelly, dirty waste matter. But I don’t wanna ban anything

It's [sexist] to find the female body so offensive. Imo. Therefore using it helps neutralise the "shock" effect.

So you are saying OP would be a better feminist if she called more people cunts?

:-)

There are other words that are off-limit here, such as racial-slurs.

I'm not sure that's true. Just about the worst word I can think of is nigger because of its historic association with oppression and abuse.

You can't call people that on MN, nor can you call them a cunt. There is probably a difference in severity in how both would be dealt with, but that's fair because cunt doesnt have the same history associated with it.

It's about what you say, not just blindly banning words.

Just because you dont like it doesnt warrant it being banned. That gets banned and what next another poster hates another word so do we have that banned too? Where do MNHQ draw the line If they start that

I used to find it offensive, but I think it's been reclaimed by women, and can be used powerfully.
And also, you can't beat it for comedy value in the right situations.

term of affection here in my wee part of the world - aye he’s a guid cunt, oh ya cunt ye, etc

I would ban gusset, moist and bint before the word cunt

Genitalia? Is that the silver stuff you drape over the Christmas tree?
(Thankyou Victoria Wood 😊)

Sexist - not decoy!! ( Bloody phone🙄🙄🙄)

It's decoy to find the female body so offensive. Imo. Therefore using it helps neutralise the "shock"
effect.

I also think there are more important battles.

Sure it’s been said on this thread but I would like cunt to replace vagina in all the medical dictionaries and common usage. It’s the only word that ONLY means that part of anatomy. Vagina comes from the Latin word fro sheath (as in for a dagger) and I am more than a sheath. As a feminist I would like all words relating to females not be adjuncts to the male word. Obviously female is a problem too.

The word is no more sexist than the word twat or pussy or quim (mewling quim was used in the first avengers film without much upset), dick, Knob head etc.

I'm sad.

I thought we were finally waking up to all the invented "CF" stories and we're going to start getting rid of the trolls by banning the word "cheeky".

I never used the word cunt before MN. Bloody love it now

I don’t like any insult that is based on sex organs. Using them in a derogatory way demeans vital parts of human anatomy. And why just genitalia? Why don’t we call people a lung or an intestine? Why are we using words for genitals to insult people? It’s not like a vagina, a penis or an anus are horrible things? I find it a bit weird.

Eve Ensler would disagree with you about the word cunt. It is a beautiful word.

People who use cunt are usually a bit smug or 'I'm mad me' I try not to give them much attention.

(and note that I didn't asterisk it out as I agree that is truly stupid!)

I agree about bitch, I don't like it either but again wouldn't band it.

Has anyone still got some cunting bunting lying around? haven't seen any posted in ages.

I use it, but not as the ultimate insult. After all to use it as an insult doesn't make sense, an absolute arsehole (sex neutral ) of a person can't be a cunt, as they clearly lack the warmth and depth.

Bitch does really make me flinch though. Not that I'd ban it.

oh a cunty thread aye?

Not seen one of these for awhile. I will reframe from filling the whole of active threads with cunt titles this time. I've grown up a bit

I'm also a feminist and I see it as just another swear word. I could go on on about the history of it and links to goddesses ect and give numerous links, as have also done on these threads.

But I can't be arsed.

I don’t get why a feminist thinks they can police women’s speech. I smell bullshit.

I think there was much more of this sort of stuff on FWR a few years ago. There have always been some feminists with quite illiberal views about how equality should be achieved.

Every time there is a post about (for example) pharmacists with religious objections to the morning after pill you get loads of people dying to remove an individual rights because they've got the wrong views.

It's hard to defend the right to say things we don't like.

Gamer I am with you there. An edit button or a quote button would be so much better than censorship.