Re: OT: Slang, curses and vulgarities

On Jan 30, 2005, at 8:59 AM, B. Garcia wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:01:07 -0600, Thomas R. Wier
> <trwier@...> wrote:
>> As I think has already been mentioned,
>> there is only one four-letter word in English that is
>> so offensive it's taboo even to hear it uttered:  c*nt.
> Although among my friends and I (all gay men) we use and call each
> other this all the time.
> However, this word is so offensive that even women who don't mind
> being called bitches, sluts, whores, and twats will literally start
> fights with people who call them that. It's amazing just how strong
> this word remains. My guess is the word itself is hard and just
> *sounds* vulgar
I have a friend who is generally very open about her own and other
people's sexuality, sexual matters, explicit language and all that, but
one day when someone used the word |cunt| around her she became
horribly offended, and said something like "that's the most disgusting
word in the English language - that's where i put my foot down!"
Meaning, of course, that she'll tolerate all those other impolite
expressions, just not the C-word.  On the other hand, telling us all
that |cunt| is *where she puts her foot down* opened up a whole new
slew of dirty jokes. :P


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