To be offended by the use of this word in many threads?

[Sugarsandwich]

I am new to MN and tbh I am shocked by the regular use of the C word in many threads, using it as a term of abuse for (very often) men who have behaved appalingly towards their partners. It's not that I am against swearing in general, it just seems odd that a community of forward thinking supportive women would choose to use a word that actually means a normal, natural, sacred part of female anatomy to describe such vile and reprehensible men. Can anyone think of a creative alternative word to use instead?

I cannot comment on how language and meaning of words is used in the US. I just don't think that the use of the word Cunt by most people in the UK today has any link with being derogatory to women. Language evolves and changes, it's history is interesting though.

There are a number of major schisms in our values (and languge) between the US & the UK which I cannot begin to comprehend, such as attitudes to guns, religion, and race. But it is interesting that Cunt is so vilified, whilst Motherfucker and Son of a Bitch are somehow acceptable.