lukethebandgeek

Yall should read the bood [U}Cunt[/U] by Inga Musico. Feminism Rocks.

My girlfriend uses cunt and clit to describe herself. All after reading that book.

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shortynickel

i would have to agree with faye, tho i am not personally offended tho i dont know if i can think of a time i have heard it that it wasnt an insult.

hunnychile

...and when said during a hot sexy penetration/interaction, it can be quite a turn on! Just use this powerful word judiciously.

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biznatch

I actually think "pussy' is less vulgar...it sounds kinda cute to me...
But "cunt" to me is the insult young british kids would use when beating up a kid in the street, lol.
just my 2 cents.

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StickODynomite

Cunt sounds harsh to me..

I just can't imagine anyone saying the word 'cunt' and not meaning it as an insult. It sounds like one in every way, IMO.

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MEAD

say it in bed if you wanna get a little dirty, thats one use that aint an insult.

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'Cunt' has too much baggage, I think. Whenever I hear the word, I can only think of one of the greasy thugs at my old school shouting it down the hallway at another group of people. I couldn't stand that.

Personally, I think 'pussy' is a lot less vulgar, as well as a lot of the little pet names they've been given. 'Cunt' has more harsh consonants, and will always stand out in my mind as a four-letter word that dirty high-school drop-outs shout at one another.

In the end, what does it matter what I think? Anyone should use the terminology they're comfortable with, so long as the words are approprite to the surroundings. To stop people from saying words I don't want to hear (sphincter? Ugly word) impedes on that whole freedom of speech thing, and is uneccessary and ludicrous to boot.

Call it a pussy, twat, cunt, vulva, kitten, banana portal, it's still the same amazing thing. A rose by any other name.

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My thoughts exactly. People just have to get huffy and puffy about something I guess.

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akito

maybe I'm one of the only guys that thinks this, but I do consider the word 'cunt' to be extremely derogatory and degrading to a woman. I put in the same classification as calling a black person the "n" word (don't know if that's acceptable to say here, so I wont, but I'm sure you all know what I mean).

It just sounds horrible for some reason, there's something dirty about it that just isn't right. It doesn't bother me in the way that I'll try and prevent people from saying it, but I will speak my mind about it, because I do take it as offensive if used in that certain context.

bad jane

i don't find it offensive, but i don't use it much. the only time i do use it is in reference to the body part. it was a common insult when i was in school though so i can see how it might be offensive to people.

honestly, i don't really care for the word pussy. it sounds silly and makes me squirm a bit when i hear it. i have never heard it and thought it sounded hot--in any situation. it's a word that just makes me stop. i find it more insulting than cunt--prolly cause since childhood it is used as an insult (and considered acceptable by most as one--either as pussy or puss).

twat and snatch are common for me. but i admit i do use the term vagina most, simply because i'm used to clinical terms. vagina isn't a term i'd use in bed, but in most other situations it works.

Biscuit Buns

I'm not generally offended by words like this. What disturbs me is the emotions that a person puts into the words when used in a derogatory manner. In other words, the word itself and the meaning that a person may put to it doesn't bother me, but when it's used with extreme emotion, I have to stop and re-evaluate the current situation.

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Skelington

i hate the word personally

R. Markum

C.U.N.T. Can't understand normal thinking. Applies to men as well as women.

onodrim

I've always liked the word cunt, it's just plain fun to say and it's damn sexy as well. Pussy is great too, but it sounds all soft and cute. If you're in the mood for some down and dirty action, cunt just works better.

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skier

I find it interesting how a word's meaning can change so dramatically from person to person, depending on how they were exposed to it. Language is defined by the communal associations placed on each word, even if the dictionary's definition is completely different.

It's annoying to me how people can't see this obvious fact. We're constantly creating new euphemisms for offensive words, but they morph oh so quickly to the true cultural association(better word here?) that it signifies. Retard --> Special ---> Mentally Disabled ---> Developmentally Challenged ---> etc. On this point, however, there is a new trend for naming, "Person with ____________" I wonder if this separation of Individual and Disability is just another stopgap measure or if it will actually retard stereotypes about the disabled.

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vvveronica

Some guys dont get it.. it is truly the rudest thing A guy can say and for a guy to think there is no meaning to it either shows his ignorance or his lack of respect. I was talking to this guy about it once.. I asked him what he thought the meaning was and he could only give me this nebulous answer about putting women in their "place" yeah right.

cellophanedeity

lukethebandgeek has the best advice for all of the women (and men, I suppose) out there. I really suggest reading Cunt It's an excellent read, and it's crazy empowering.

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nickynicole

"The Indo-European word 'cunt' was derived from the goddess Kali's title of Kunda or Cunti, and shares the same root as 'kin' and 'country.' "

-Gloria Steinmen in her forward to the V-Day edition of The Vagina Monologues.

Joan of Arc

I also think 'cunt' is a more powerful word than 'pussy'. However, I find myself using it when things start to get really hot and wet.

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Lead543

Hmmm... I think it's rude to referr to a female as one, personaly, I don't use that word because I don't really like it. But I don't find it offensive. I think like any word, it all depends on the context it's used in.

Strange Famous

dunno, I dont like it much, and most women I know dont like it. I'd be more prone to use it to describe some guy I didnt like than the female anatomy.

I know I once got in a lot of trouble with an ex girlfriend... I was talking to her on my cell phone while I was driving (I know, naughty) and some wanker pulled across me at a junction... so instinctively I yelled "You fucking (see you next tuesday)" at the driver.... she was livid, it took me ages to convince her I wasnt randomly screaming abuse at her.

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tecoyah

Harpie is quite fond of this term....at certain times.....so it cant be all bad

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DukeNukem4ever

I get a good hard !!SLAP!! if that word is spoken.

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maryjane

Around here its used more as a means of measurement...albeit inexact...
.."its off just a cunt hair Earl!"

DukeNukem4ever

That's so true... I forgot we used to do (say) the same thing until the base legal team came over and briefed that we could "get into trouble" for the words we use and the terms we've been applying to objects... ie.. "the cockpit" is now called the "flight deck"... you have to love it!

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ChistledStone

The reason obviously is that 'cunt' is a offensive word towards a female is that it refers to their genitiles and their ability to have intercourse, as if the rest of the body is a waste.

Obviously, if you call a guy that, it refers to them being female.

But yes, I do mind. If you want to talk about the vagina, keep it clean.

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Amnesia620

What in the hell? Ok, last time I posted in this thread we were all here just having a decent time joking and now...it's offensively taken? Oh, good grief...must everything be a serious discussion??

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cellophanedeity

I've allready decided to refrain from using cunt on the forums. I'm still trying to find a good word to call it, but I won't be using cunt.

I'm wondering where you got the idea that the word cunt implies that the rest of the female body is a waste. This is the first time I've heard anything of this sort, and me and my cunt are offended!

But really, how did you gather that idea?

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SiN

are you confusing your threads?

1. you've not posted in this one
2. there are a couple 'cunt' threads in the Australia board that you've posted in ...

anyways, point being, this thread is indeed about a serious(ish) discussion.

Thank you.

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ChistledStone

To be honest, I'm not sure. Its' just my feeling. Maybe I'm just paranoid :S I just think that calling a woman a cunt is like calling a man a cock, as if they have no purpose. As if the only reason you are speaking to them is because ... well thats all they are.

Don't ask me, its' more of a feeling that its' male domination even in the language

/me hopes didn't start any of those Dan Brown 'Sacred Feminine' Supposedly Super-Cool-Original Conversations. *exhales loudly*

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tecoyah

No worries Stone.....

The term cunt , much like any other word, will be offensive to some and benign to others.
Just be careful where you say it, and who you say it to. Personally, i have been called a cock many times before.....didnt bother me one bit. But.....then again....I AM a cock.

friend to tecoyah " You fucking cock"

tecoyah to friend "Is that all I am to you....I feel so used"

Context is the key to communication

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ChistledStone

Aha :P Used, thats the word I was looking for.

*Turns to shadows*... One I know to well...

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