The "C" swear word

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Following on from my first ever post 🙈. I know I'm now going to get it. But... is the c word acceptable in everyday conversation? Ive read posts where it's just everyday language to some which I find bizarre. We're all adults but...thoughts please. Btw I'm waiting for the c rhyme/jingle/song.

I swear a lot, I've always seen them as just words but I was told as a child to never say the word cunt, my mum absolutely hated the word. I feel weird even typing it

It’s just a word, I can’t get heavily offended by it and I actually find it quite endearing

It's just a word? You'd be happy with someone calling your child a cunt then?

R.e. OP and those who are offended by it I don't know what to say really. It's been part of our language for over a thousand years. Can't see it disappearing any time soon.

*You'd be happy with someone calling your child a cunt then?
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^ That's not likely to happen is it? People use it in context.

I'm probably a complete hypocrite given that I swear like a sailor, but it's the one word that makes me shudder. I'd never say it and I hate hearing it. It's for the reasons Bertrand gives, it's horrible that the worst obscenity is the word applied to female genitalia.

I'm not offended by it. I am just aware of its misogyny-driven history. And I am unconvinced by reclaiming arguments. I think they play straight into the hands of the bad guys.

What about the swear words are based on male genitalia, why aren't they considered as offensive as the C word?

As an aside I used to work near the original Gropecunt Lane . Medieval peeps were certainly er.. forthright with words.

'That' are

I don't like it as a swear word and don't use it but am not that bothered if others do. It's just a word after all. Am fine with it when used as a word for genitalia though.

I wonder why cunt seems more offensive than the other ones anyway

I remember hearing my granny using it frequently when I was a child. My dad is the same. Both west coast Scotland. Now my favourite swear, obviously not used in all situations though.

I absolutely hate it personally, but I can't deny I eff and blind all the time. Let's just say I don't say 'fudge' when I stub my toe!

However, I do draw the line at 'c' - I just don't like it, and I don't like hearing it.

Double standards I'll admit.

No bad words. Just bad intentions. It's about context.

"I wonder why cunt seems more offensive than the other ones anyway"
Because of it's misogynist history.

I swear a lot and often rather imaginatively. I don't use cunt in general swearing though - I keep it for bonafide cunts like Boris Johnson or Fuckwit Farage.

One reason why some people are horrified by the word because it’s the only swear word Hollywood has banned making people think it’s really offensive and shouldn’t be used. Also if we are going to say it’s misogynistic then surely calling someone a dick is also misandrist

Yep, definitely Many. Also cock and wanker (the latter is definitely about men/misandrist when you consider the hand movement that accompanies it).

Cunt as a swear word is not misogynist just because it is a word for women’s genitals. It is misogynist because of the long history that goes with it. That is why dick and wanker are not “misandrist”- neither of them have the same level of cultural power and taboo.

LadyRochford, I believe many towns had at least one Gropecunt Lane in mediaeval times. The one in York was renamed Grape Lane but I'm not sure when.

It's not a word I ever use and I don't hear it from anyone I know either.

Mumsnet is the only place where I see it.

But Bertrand, it seems that Cunt is predominantly aimed at men, a stronger version of calling them a "pussy" I imagine, in order to emasculate them. Still seems more misandrist to me.

Thanks Toofle, it probably wasn't the original (Smithfield, London). But my boss was sure of it.

It was probably mediaeval-speak for red light district.

*LakieLady Thu 09-Aug-18 07:54:11
One of my favourite words.

It's used in my workplace, but only amongst the teams doing frontline work. Since the management cunts decided that our office could be used by any cunt who needs a desk, we are a bit more circumspect as to its, because there are some cuntish consultants currently occupying one end of the room and they are very uptight and don't appear sweary at all.

And they've commandeered our cunting meeting room so we can't even go in there and have a good swear in private. It's very frustrating when someone needs a vent of epic proportions.*

Wow - go you! you're sick! uber cool! who could have thought one post from a supposed 'front line staff' could change the opinions of those who think those who regularly use it in their vocab are just a bit eww and a bit common

I work front line too - please don't tar us all with your vulgar brush - yes we all shout out a FFS now and again - and I don't know what consultants you mix with but the ones I work with regularly swear - I've yet to hear ONE of them use the C word.