Can we ban the 'c' word?

I find bitch far more offensive.

Nope.

On Mumsnet you can call a cunt a cunt.

Other forums are available.

Your offence doesn’t trump another person’s choice to use a word. Cunt is a great word imo.

The use and acceptance of the word cunt on MN is a deliberate (and arguably) a political act.

It would be highly retrograde to repress it.

Dick is a mans name

Oh come on when people say your husband is a dick tjey arent say your husband is a richard

Dick is a mans name

Oh come on when people say your husband is a dick tjey arent sa

What about twat pussy fanny hundred

Prick, dick etc. are in no way equivalent, because there isn't the same history of oppression behind them. It's like saying that calling a white woman a 'Becky' is the equivalent of calling someone the n word.

Seriously?

Anglo-saxon words are simply more satisfying to say than words from romance languages.

I propose that when we need to insult someone who deserves an extreme epithet we say "you are too despicable to call a cunt. calling you a cunt would be an insult to the female body. you are not worthy."

My cousin had a one night stand and the guy said front bottom during sex.

I find front bottom more offensive than cunt.
It’s reduces the amazing part of a woman’s body to nothing more than a hole.

Like pp, I find it odd that one word is seen as massively taboo when "equivalent" words are just fine.

It's just a social convention that one is allowed and one not. It could just as easily be the world "nong" or "filb" etc.

I don't tend to use it as I don't like the way my mouth makes the 1 syllable sound of it, I find other expletives (or even non-expletives) more satisfying. But I'm not going to get all catsbum about 1 arrangement of 4 letters over another.

What about "blinding" - that's supposed to be hugely offensive too? Are you outraged about that as well?

I also agree that it shouldn't be insulting. Why is part of a woman insulting. It used to be a sacred word!

@Danglyspider the op is a regular poster on the feminist boards. I disagree with her on this subject but she's not a troll,

Why are prick and dick considered barely swear words but cunt is the most offensive word in the English language?

Prick is an actual word, you can prick your finger, & Dick is a mans name. Neither word is offensive.
The ‘C’ word should be banned yes.

"We can't say cunt but we can call someone a prick, cock, knob, bellend. It's just a word. I find the word moist more offensive"

Omg yes!!!

Exactly this^

I’ve no idea why The word cunt is considered to be so offensive, it’s just a word.
Why are prick and dick considered barely swear words but cunt is the most offensive word in the English language?

There are far more offensive words than cunt IMO.

@PristineCondition

Cunt is just a word, I don't see the issue. I'm all for banning moist though.

what do people have against the word 'moist'?

Thanks for the inspiration op.

That’s a no from me.

My cousin had a one night stand and the guy said front bottom during sex.
She’s never recovered.

See i dont massiveky understand your arguement OP, well i do, but you've actually pointed out yourself where it falls down

Why is being compared to female body parts considered a gross insult

Its not, you're the one thats seeking to ban it, you're the one that doesn't like it, why do you consider a word that describes a piece of your own body as gross? How do you feel about twat, fanny, pussy, words that describe the same piece of genitalia sjall we ban those too? Or tit?

As in I was a Tit, or he's being a pussy. Or what a twat.

Maybe we shouldn't find words about ourselves gross or some how unacceptable.

And also do you really think its just female genitalia thats used in auch a way

Dick, Cock, Bollock, Bellend, ballsack. Prick,

In fact, look theres more words relating to male genitalia that are considered insults than there are female ones. I dont quite understsnd why cunt has become such a taboo ove twat either

Please can we ban the word Front Bottom?

I find the ‘c’ word very offensive but I don’t think it should be banned.

As a feminist, you really should take a moment to understand the etymology of the word you find so offensive. It’s origin isn’t such - it has been used by misogynists for centuries though as a degrading term and the reclamation rightly attempts to neutralise that.

Vagina - the etymology of which is ‘sword sheath’ is much, much more offensive to me as a feminist.