I've got female friends who flip out very badly when the C word is said. The I have female friends who say it every second word.

It's meant to be known as the worst swear word.

The thing is, In Australia, It's as common as saying shit or fuck etc.

Example of a conversation with my friend.

"Hey man, what are you up to tonight [BadWord]?
"Not much, probably going to be a lazy [BadWord] and hang with the girlfriend.

No kidding. That's how a lot of us talk Down here. It comes off as very uneducated, But it's so common now in the younger generation.

So what I'm asking is, how offensive do you find this word?

Does it have no effect on you. Or do get offended easily by it? Is it the worst swear word you think?

Yes, I'm bored.

The C-Word is like the N-Word... depends on its context, and to whom and how you're saying it.

There's a difference between calling your buddy/mate a bloody [BadWord] when fooling around, versus screaming "You are a fucking [BadWord]!" to a woman.

It's one of my favorite words, but I never use it in polite company or in public. And I never get angry enough to scream it at someone to their face. But my best friend? He's a [BadWord] and knows it.

It's funny, when I hear Americans say [BadWord], it sounds weird to me as opposed to us Aussies or the English who use regularly. When Americans say it, It sounds so much worse.

I despise the word. I think it's crass, vulgar, misogynistic and demeaning. I do understand what you both have said about context, but I think that anyone who uses it that easily WILL use it to refer to a woman, even if it's not "to their face".

And WHY you would call anyone a "Canadian" is beyond me!

hahahaha!!!

OK, the first paragraph I actually meant. To me, it's a relaxing of ideals to use that word, or any other word like it. Geoff mentioned the "N" word and how it's all a matter of context. To me, using it in any context defeats the battles that people fought so that the word became unacceptable in general society. Do you know what I mean? Their use diminishes the strides that were made by those before us. There were days when it was commonplace to refer to others in a demeaning way - whether you used the N word, the C word, "the little woman", no matter.

We have fought many fights so that we are hopefully ALL perceived as human FIRST, and then by race, gender or creed. To use those words takes us backwards.

That's my feeling, at least. Maybe I'm in the minority, but that's what I feel.

I hear ya , SB.

I knew you were serious. I was just laughing at the joke at the end.

Down here, [BadWord] is actually used as a term of endearment in some cases.

Yes, that's how screwed up we are.

That pretty much sums up my feelings too. I hate the f-word too, but last few years find myself freely using it. Still don't like it though. I will take a guess that most women DON'T use the "C" word and actually hate it. Imagine, being called a "Candadian."


TIS

Whisper, I remember there was a very big blow-up on this board when a former member called me the C Word. I remember that Bogey and I shared our thoughts on it, and she didn't feel the way I did at all.

Perhaps it's generational. I know that my daughter finds it very offensive, but that might be after listening to me all these years.

I use it freely



I think putting so much meaning behind the word counteracts that purpose.

For instance, I can call someone on here a wop, he can call me a mick and we can laugh about it. I can call whisper a [BadWord] and he can laugh while I wonder if he understands what it means. You see, if we all stop being so offended at everything and just laugh at the idea then it doesn't matter anymore. It becomes non-offensive and useless as a weapon against others.

I called a girl a [BadWord] several times to her face a few months back, very aggressively. It had the desired effect. If she hadn't acted like a [BadWord] I'd have had no reason to call her one. If someone's a bastard, you call them a bastard.

One of my dialogue exchanges in The Sopranos:

Christopher: "Right now we're just two guys lost in the fuckin' woods."
Paulie: "We're not lost. Stop gettin' c_nty."

This is certainly true, though I still agree with JG that it depends on the context - who's saying it, who they're saying it to, the context of the sentence and the tone in which it is said.

Take "queer", for example. It was never used to connote homosexuals, but then when it starts to become derogatory and widely used, the "homosexual community" adopted it and wore it like a badge. Gay Pride and all that. It's no longer a weapon.

Still, I see gay intellectuals are in no rush to adopt "F_ggot theory".

[BadWord] has no detrimental effect at all in Aus.

It is used that often, we often forget it's a curse word/Derogatory term to a Woman etc.

I mean all the girls I'm with in the bedroom love screaming out " F*Ck My [BadWord]"

I think we're just messed up.

I even remember once the teacher at school flipped out and yelled "Shut up you annoying [BadWord].

haha.

The c-word is is very disgusting. And TIS, I don't like the f-word either but I have been using it alot these past few f'n months.

I very RARELY use the "c" word in mixed company. VERY RARELY. ALMOST NEVER. But put me in a group of guys and it becomes a regular part of my vocabulary.

Depending on the woman, the "C Word" can sure be a show stopper during an argument.

Could be. I tried that once and the gal punched me out. End of argument.

hahaha

When I would fight with my X, she would call me a [BadWord] just as much as I'd call her one.

Then we'd make up and it would be like "I'm sorry, you know I love you [BadWord]"

I can only speak for myself here, but -- at least in my case -- I totally disagree with this.

There is absolutely no word off limits to me -- but at the same time, there's a time and place for everything. When I'm with my buddies, that's the time and place. lol But when I'm, say, with my family, I don't dare curse at all -- not even a "crap" or "shit" or "ass" or "hell" outta me! And I don't even ever slip, either. Luckily!

But if someone cuts me off and almost causes an accident, you will certainly hear every and any word at my disposal -- but they'll never hear it (unless they can read lips ). Whether it's a man or a woman, they can be a C-Word. I otherwise never yell at anyone, nor call anyone names out of anger. Ever. I use the worst words playfully, with my friends. And only call people names with my "bestest" of best friends who know I'm just playing.

Words can hurt. That's why I never use them in a hurtful/angry way.

The C word is used by me in a derogatory sense. It emblemises the visuals of a females private parts when used in a curse, hence the "secretive" violation of a woman.

If this was a crime, I would be up at least 30 counts of indecency.

It's always interested me how in Australia or other English speaking countries certain words can be used VERY differently than they are in the US.

Ultimately words are just words of course but the "c-word" is widely considered to be the most offensive thing you could call a woman in the US-at least in the parts of the US I've been in. You call someone that and at the very least there will be some very hard feelings...

Do I need to get a c-word detecter for the guy's thread?

Years ago, I used it in an argument with my Puerto Rican girlfriend. The next thing I knew, her shoes were bouncing off my forehead.

C-Word, F-Word, N-Word, This-word, That-word... the sexiest of them all is:

The use of this term towards a woman demeans the person saying it more than the woman at whom the insult is hurled.

Why would anyone swear? I don't. My father and mother never did either. I'm surprised at some of you stating that certain swear words can be excused if used in a certain context. Swearing is an expression of weakness and it reflects on your upbringing. I realize that some of you may have been brought up in a trashy household, but I think you would have matured and eschewed swear words.

You know what I just noticed? We all have our opinions of this "C" word and swearing in general. Yet, it's a pretty hot topic today. Look at the General Discussion page here. Aside from a post I made (which I think is pretty scary) on th WTF is up with the economy thread, that's all that's been talked about all afternoon.


TIS

My parents were bad parents, and I'm weak, because I choose to swear with my friends??