Prisoners of Sex

[Montrovant]

What country would that be, exactly? I'm curious.

From what I've read, the Irish in particular use it much more frequently and as more of a general insult than in the US, also the UK and possibly Australia.

I also don't know the history behind this particular word becoming so taboo that it needs the same kind of treatment as the word ******, i.e. calling it the c-word and people feeling a need to avoid saying or writing it at all, or it being more insulting/derogatory than any other word when used toward a woman.

To me it has always seemed like just another swear word, less used than most, but without particular meaning compared to others. I don't know why **** would be so much worse to call a woman than *****, or whore, or any other word. I also don't know why there is no such word for men.

It's just something I find curious and that I think is given more power by people's reactions.

For the past 11 years I have worked exclusively in an international environment with people from all over the world. I have never experienced anyone using that word at all in any situation: but they are decent, educated people. I work and socialize far more often with British people than Americans, simply because there are more of them. I also work and socialize with Irish and Australian people. No one, in my experience, has ever used this word for any purpose.

I think you do not know what you are talking about. Perhaps drunken louts in B movies you watch use this word? I would not try to use the behavior of people in movies, especially bad movies, to ascertain what an entire culture does or thinks. None of the international people I have ever known use the C word for anything.

And I do not care whether you think it is a bad word or not. I don't care that you don't 'get' why it is not okay to use. You are obviously a Cretin. Isn't it about time to become civilized?

Would you like some links which state that the word **** is less taboo in the countries I mentioned? I've read a few articles which state such. Here, I'll provide one :
american english - Why is 'c*nt' so much more derogatory in the US than the UK? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

You can note a number of comments in which people say they have experienced the difference between the use of the word in the different countries. It's not saying that **** is considered acceptable in polite conversation in the UK, rather that it isn't looked at as harshly as in the US.

I also find it interesting that you completely ignored what I actually wrote and instead think I said that **** is not a bad word. What I said is that I don't understand why it is worse than other swear words or insulting words, or even why it is worse than other swear words with the same meaning (***** is far more acceptable than ****, for example). **** is worse than *****? OK, why? Is there a particular reason for it, or is that just a random bit of outrage without real meaning?

Why do you consider it acceptable to call me a cretin? I didn't call anyone here a ****, I am merely questioning the origins of the taboo surrounding the word in the US. But I am the uncivilized one; apparently wondering why something is the way it is marks me as an uncultured barbarian.

Would you care to revisit your comments, or are you going to stick with that?

 

[koshergrl]

Please, give it a rest. Nobody's buying it.

 

[Montrovant]

Please, give it a rest. Nobody's buying it.

Nobody's buying what, exactly?

 

[koshergrl]

Don't worry about it.