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Post by Kainguru on Oct 30, 2017 7:37:23 GMT -8
Aaron
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Post by gina on Oct 31, 2017 16:56:59 GMT -8
I will fully admit that I use the word almost daily.
I/me (and likely only me) don't find it any more offensive than other slang or swears (other than any abusive/hostile epithets obvs), but respect and appreciate that the vast majority of my countrypersons do.
Love ya, mean it.
Gina hashtag American by birth, Aussie/Kiwi/Brit by too much other stuff to list
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Post by chronovore on Oct 31, 2017 18:52:37 GMT -8
The occasional embarrassed silence after some shout-outs during the anthem is gold The UCSC-educated liberal in me was cringing the whole time.
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Post by SirGuido on Oct 31, 2017 20:39:28 GMT -8
Aaron Good ole KBW. I'm a fan of Dilligaf myself. As for that word... I'm of the opinion that people put far too much stock into them. Words only have the power you give them. And I dunno about you lot, but I don't want words to have power over me.
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Post by fredrix on Nov 1, 2017 7:59:54 GMT -8
The 1812 dictionary of the vulgar tounge lists all sorts of rude words, and defines them with great relish. Only one word in that book is not printed in full. "C__t: a filthy name for a filthy object".
What does the say about this Anglo-Saxon noun, often used in great literature?
Does it speak to a patriarchal fear of the female genitals? Is the "offence" taken by men or by women? I know that in intimate situations, all my girlfriends ever, and now my wife, relish the word and love to use it. The "offended" are mostly men. Do they, consciously or subconsciously, take offence at the word specifically to disempower women?
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Post by Stu Venable on Nov 1, 2017 8:36:02 GMT -8
I know many women who see the C-word as the female equivalent of the N-word.
I realize there are cultural differences and that See You Next Tuesday doesn't have the same emotional impact elsewhere amongst the Great English-Speaking Nations of the World.
Slang word take on different connotations all the time, even within a single school yard -- no wonder nations separated by oceans see some words differently.
When I see these emails, I imagine the writer standing in a puddle of his own urine in the middle of his basement floor, naked and masturbating with 60-grit sandpaper, cackling hysterically while we read his email, but maybe that's just me.
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Post by stork on Nov 1, 2017 10:51:23 GMT -8
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Post by Kainguru on Nov 1, 2017 11:43:05 GMT -8
The argument, in Australia, goes like this - when people stop objectifying male genitals as an insult then there is a point. As long as the use of the words, cock, prick, dick, dickhead etc continue then the word cunt cannot really claim a special providence or exception. My mum, a Kiwi, used to be offended by it until she realised how often she used all those other genital related words ... now she’s like any other Australian in its use. I even remember the moment of her epiphany: she’s just finished a tirade at a passing motorist which included calling the offender a ‘cock sucking wanker of a prick, did you see that dickhead?’, ‘yeah Mum he was a bit of cunt’, ‘don’t use that word it objectifies ...’, ‘what Mum, genitals? like a prick?’, ‘(long pause) yeah you’re right he was bit of a cunt’ Besides consumers of the podcast’s backlog know that it has been used with frequent abandon - frequently. One host even exclaimed, I quote, ‘that’s my favourite swear word’. Revisionism isn’t a merit. But let’s not fanny around ... (the English will get that one) Aaron
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Post by gina on Nov 1, 2017 13:25:40 GMT -8
The 1812 dictionary of the vulgar tounge lists all sorts of rude words, and defines them with great relish. Only one word in that book is not printed in full. "C__t: a filthy name for a filthy object". What does the say about this Anglo-Saxon noun, often used in great literature? Does it speak to a patriarchal fear of the female genitals? Is the "offence" taken by men or by women? I know that in intimate situations, all my girlfriends ever, and now my wife, relish the word and love to use it. The "offended" are mostly men. Do they, consciously or subconsciously, take offence at the word specifically to disempower women? This. (except I don't agree with it being mostly men, I think if there was a study, which imma bet there is, it would be more women than men that are offended, but it's the vast, vast majority of folks here, regardless of gender)But again, these are my feelz... Years of patriarchal domain over history, words, customs, etc. (Fight me... Hello "hysteria", wandering womb and all that rot. Oh! and look up 'cures' for hysteria in the 19th/early 20th century. Pfft!)Once again though, I recognize that I'm an absolute weirdo and anomaly in my whateverness. I also feel that the day we find asshole, dick, c-cks--ck-r, and motherf-ck-r as offensive, I will reconsider my pov. (Oh, and "twat", rhymes with "at".)
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Post by Kainguru on Nov 1, 2017 13:29:08 GMT -8
. (Oh, and "twat", rhymes with "at".)You are quite correct Aaron
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Post by gina on Nov 1, 2017 13:31:51 GMT -8
The argument, in Australia, goes like this - when people stop objectifying male genitals as an insult then there is a point. As long as the use of the words, cock, prick, dick, dickhead etc continue then the word cunt cannot really claim a special providence or exception. My mum, a Kiwi, used to be offended by it until she realised how often she used all those other genital related words ... now she’s like any other Australian in its use. I even remember the moment of her epiphany: she’s just finished a tirade at a passing motorist which included calling the offender a ‘cock sucking wanker of a prick, did you see that dickhead?’, ‘yeah Mum he was a bit of cunt’, ‘don’t use that word it objectifies ...’, ‘what Mum, genitals? like a prick?’, ‘(long pause) yeah you’re right he was bit of cunt’ Besides consumers of the podcast’s backlog know that it has been used with frequent abandon - frequently. One host even exclaimed, I quote, ‘that’s my favourite swear word’. Revisionism isn’t a merit. But let’s not fanny around ... (the English will get that one) :) Aaron And this. (the English and Gina #winkwinknudgenudge)P.S. Was that me? (cuz prolly was) P.P.S. I heart your mother, as another female prone to satisfyingly poetic strings of expletives. *kissforAaronsmum
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Post by akavidar on Nov 1, 2017 16:25:31 GMT -8
The 1812 dictionary of the vulgar tounge lists all sorts of rude words, and defines them with great relish. Only one word in that book is not printed in full. "C__t: a filthy name for a filthy object". What does the say about this Anglo-Saxon noun, often used in great literature? I couldn't agree more. Cat's are filthy and should never be spoken of. Terrible creatures. This thread derailment brought to you by Dogs.
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