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To Really, Really, Hate That Word?

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WhyDoesThatWordExist · 25/02/2011 17:03

Call me an old prude, but, why does the 'C**t' word exist? And why do so many MNers use it? It HAS to be the most offensive, crude, word there is?

The way I see it, it shows exactly what sort of person you are, if you think it's okay to use it? Or is it my age showing?

Go on, flame me.....

OP posts:
hymie · 26/02/2011 00:09

It was a suitably good one too.

Guvna

Tweekel

And

Eeee's well 'ard.

Are a selection of his marvelous vocabulary too :)

usualsuspect · 26/02/2011 00:14

burgerandchipswithredsauce ...I'm sure we have met before

tethersend · 26/02/2011 00:15

Oh dear, burger.

I don't think you've done yourself any favours with that last post.

Still, thanks for saving me the bother Smile

tethersend · 26/02/2011 00:15

Did your kids ever play round at burger's, usual?

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 26/02/2011 00:17

I was dragged up by huddling cacklers. You wouldn't like me.

usualsuspect · 26/02/2011 00:17

No but the term fucking moron springs to mind

burgerandchipswithredsauce · 26/02/2011 00:19

In what way Tethersend? By outing you for what you are. A cackling, swearing mother who shows no respect for her children? No I don't think we have ever met. If we had I would have known - believe me!

tethersend · 26/02/2011 00:19

Oooh, you could be right, you clever fucking moron, usual.

Clunge · 26/02/2011 00:20

So basically, you enjoy punishing kids because their parents have made mistakes. What a lovely person you are, Burger. Amazing.

tethersend · 26/02/2011 00:20
burgerandchipswithredsauce · 26/02/2011 00:28

You work with kids in care?? No wonder kids in care are said to be screwed up.

tethersend · 26/02/2011 00:32

I'm sure you must have more to say on the matter, burger... come on, you know you want to... Let it out... Your posts are like sweet, sweet poetry Smile

HenriettaFarthingay · 26/02/2011 00:33

..sits back with coffee..

Clunge · 26/02/2011 00:34

Jeez. Good luck with that one, Tethers. Seems it's got a few loose screws!!

usualsuspect · 26/02/2011 00:34

YOUR TIME WILL COME ..tethers

StayFrosty · 26/02/2011 00:36

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HenriettaFarthingay · 26/02/2011 00:39

..files nails..

tethersend · 26/02/2011 00:42

Oh god, usual... maybe this is it... maybe this is my time!

StayFrosty · 26/02/2011 00:47

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fishtankneedscleaning · 26/02/2011 01:15

I have not read all of the posts as too time consuming, and I need to get to bed after a wierd day, but OP I agree. Tis not nice to have to listen to this sort of language every day, especially by the gangs of teenagers who loiter on the street corners and think its "big" to use this word at leat three times in each sentence. They are probably out to prove themselves as 'ard. But I guess we, as adults, know better. Wink

warzone · 26/02/2011 03:02

WARNING - this post is cram packed with sweeping generalisations Blush.

Having read the latter parts of this thread, this is how I see it.

There are (broadly speaking) two types of people who are not offended by the word 'cunt'. These are: 1) Educated, intelligent people who have some awareness of etymology and / or linguistics and may use the word 'cunt' themselves in contexts and around people they know will not be offended by it. 2) Uneducated, demoralised, disempowered people of the lower social class who may liberally pepper most of their conversation with expletives because they do not possess the linguistic or social skills to express their daily struggles and frustrations in any other way (these would be the cackling huddles so eloquently described by burger).

A third 'type' I could describe (since I seem to be tying myself up with stereotypes here) is that of people who are offended by the word 'cunt'. Largely, these people are of relatively low intelligence (or at least they are unaware and unwilling to engage their brains in any truly deep thought on the subject), who have rather dull lives and dull careers, tend to holiday in well known package resorts, watch a lot of mainstream tv, are preoccupied with surface respectability of the keeping-up-with-the-Joneses type, and probably value the acquirement of consumer goods over the acquirement of knowledge.

So it would seem to me that on this thread we have some type 1s who are being accused by type 3s of actually being type 2s.

Oh, and burger - your unforgivably snobbish attitude towards the children of parents you deem unsuitable makes me feel incredibly sorry for your children, who will more than likely grow up into prejudiced narrow minded snobs just like you. And the children you deliberately exclude from your cosy little middle class parties will grow up with a little less respect for themselves and a little more hatred towards the world because of how you treated them. Hope that makes you feel proud.

StayFrosty · 26/02/2011 05:10

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FellatioNelson · 26/02/2011 08:04

Morning everyone. I see this thread is going well then. Grin

It's all part of the beginning of the end of the world. Egoy, Libya, Mumsnet....

FellatioNelson · 26/02/2011 08:04

Egypt. Not Egoy. Hmm

seeker · 26/02/2011 08:09

I hate the fact that the worst possible things that someone can call someone else it a vagina. I don't like women using it, but I HATE man using it.

I understand the 'reclaim it" idea, but I think it's impossible - it's too ingrained in British misogynist culture to be saved.