Barefoot in the Cunt

Today I continue the Bagwine Retrospective utilizing a post I wrote on February 16, 2008...

Seems that Jane Fonda had just uttered the "cunt" word. I'm aghast!!

Yesterday, in media outlets everywhere, fallout continued to rain down over Jane Fonda’s use of profanity on the Today Show…

Specifically Fonda’s use of the word, “c*nt.”

One of the morons leading the charge of turning this “shocking” incident into an Apocalyptic attack on the wholesomeness of our children is of course, Bill O’Reilly.

He has been all over Fonda’s back since Thursday, and the ratings whore continued his moral diatribe last night.

As I watched and listened to Falafel Boy, his rantings faded into the background, eventually becoming inaudible.

My thoughts turned into more of a wonderment mode. I began to ponder the following:

Exactly why is the word “c*nt” such an uber-offensive word? Why does the word “c*nt” elicit such rage in some women?

A lesser pondering led to me ask myself, why do I bother spelling the word “c*nt” with an asterisk when everyone knows damn well that I am talking about cunt??

Seriously…I asked Schmoop, who is indeed a woman, what is so offensive about this word. She had no clue. I suggested that it is no more offensive than bitch, prick, mo-fo, etc.

I postulated, that the word was somewhere at sometime, manufactured in to being the Grand Poobah of Offensiveness. (Probably by some cunt.)

I did some research, and sure enough, my theory was somewhat corroborated. I read an article that stated that the word “cunt” has been around for centuries, most notably used by Geoffrey Chaucer.

It has only relatively recently carried its negative connotation.

The word began to morph into being a disparaging term only after appearing in DH Lawrence’s 1928 novel, “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”.

Interesting. ..

With that being said, I still would like to know from the women out there…If you find the word “cunt” to be highly offensive, why is that?

And if you do find the word “cunt” offensive, isn’t it ironic that it’s because a MAN’S writing made it so?

Ha. I dig irony. Still any haters? And if so, why?

Cheers!!

Sunday Morning Church Disservice: The Lord Healed Me and I Thanked Him By Sleeping Late

Wow…I woke up late today. I slept until 7:30...For me, that is pretty damn late.

I haven’t slept this late since the time I had stayed up all night playing strip poker with two hot former Soviet KGB ladies.

It was great. We got all nekkid and oiled up after the game, and had steamy, vodka fueled sex, all the while making collective farm noises. Rock my world Comrade.

But anyway…I guess I slept so late this time because yesterday, my swollen face had almost healed completely.

I could eat, drink, and smoke without pain. We listened to music, experienced a little human touch, and just breathed in the joy of life.

I was on sensory overload, and I loved it. It is so nice to feel human once again.

My post will be brief as I have to go over to the house that I used to own Ryno’s house and fix a couple of things for Mom.

Then, I must come home and construct a semi-homemade pizza for tonight’s repast. I am such a giver aren’t I?

So let’s get right to it worshippers…Bow your heads and pray.

Lord, please forgive Jane Fonda for using the C-Word, and also, remind Jane how lucky she is that she no longer has to have three way sex with Ted Turner and his ego.

Father, while he tours Africa, let George Dubya know this...

Even though tomorrow is Presidents’ Day that doesn’t give him the right to deflower the nubile 13 year old daughter of the King of the Oomgulu Tribe.

Almighty Bling Dawg, please make NASCAR fans refrain public displays of incest and tobacco spit swapping at today’s Daytona 500.

To all of this we ask, Lord Hear Our Prayer.

Amen, and Amen…

Today’s Sunday Serenade is in honor of the Lord restoring my senses, and letting me once again experience the thrill of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.

My fellow Church Disservice participants, enjoy this tune from 1982 performed by XTC…

Cheers!!




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Jane Fonda: Profanity Is Music To Bill O'Reilly's Ratings

Yesterday, in media outlets everywhere, fallout continued to rain down over Jane Fonda’s use of profanity on the Today Show Thursday…

Specifically her use of the word, “c*nt.”

One of the morons leading the charge of turning this “shocking” incident into an Apocalyptic attack on the wholesomeness of our children is of course, Bill O’Reilly.

He has been all over Fonda’s back since Thursday, and the ratings whore continued his moral diatribe last night.

As I watched and listened to Falafel Boy, his rantings faded into the background, eventually becoming inaudible.

My thoughts turned into more of a wonderment mode. I began to ponder the following:

Exactly why is the word “c*nt” such an uber-offensive word? Why does the word “c*nt” elicit such rage in some women?

A lesser pondering led to me ask myself, why do I bother spelling the word “c*nt” with an asterisk when everyone knows damn well what I am talking about?

But seriously…I asked Schmoop, who is indeed a woman, what is so offensive about this word. She had no clue. I suggested that it is no more offensive than bitch, prick, mo-fo, etc.

I postulated, that the word was somewhere at sometime, manufactured in to being the Grand Poobah of Offensiveness. (Probably by some c*nt.)

I did some research, and sure enough, my theory was somewhat corroborated. I read an article that stated that the word “c*nt” has been around for centuries, most notably used by Geoffrey Chaucer.

It has only relatively recently carried its negative connotation.

The word began to morph into being a disparaging term only after appearing in DH Lawrence’s 1928 novel, “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”.

Interesting. For the full article, click HERE. The article is informative and very brief.

With that being said, I still would like to know from the women out there…If you find this word to be highly offensive, why is that?

Specifically, why is this word so much more egregious than other curse words? Any thoughts on this, please let me know.

And Now, Our Bagwine Ruminations Comment of the Week.

Since the inception of this award, this week has been by far, the most difficult one in which to pick a winner.

Some folks advocated for the comment left by Sandee of Comedy Plus who commented about wanting to give her husband a Blow Job for Valentine’s Day, but spending $2,000.00 on someone to do it for her was too pricey.

In the end, I picked a different comment. It also appeared under my post about how men are coerced into buying over-priced crap for their special one on Valentine’s Day.

I was struck, not just by the comment, but who said it.

Sometimes Saintly Nick of Nick’s Bytes is a semi-retired man of the cloth…an actual ordained minister. But even a man of God is not, as he made clear, exempt from the temptations of other women.

But maybe, not in the way you think...Nick Commented:

“Maybe I was lucky? My ex-wife hated receiving flowers and was allergic to the metals in most jewelry. Unfortunately, she loved having sex with women.”

Amen Nick, and congratulations on roping this week’s COW. Click HERE if you’d like to give Nick a shout out on his award.

Have a good Saturday all. Off to see my 13 year old clone for a few, and then back to the digs for a little music, Bagwine, and hopefully a little sumpin’ sumpin’.

Cheers!!

Jane Fonda: Speaking From The Heart...Or Maybe From Somewhere A Bit Lower

Jane Fonda has gone and done it again. First, she betrays our country during the Vietnam War and now...

She is trying to single-handedly poison the minds of our children by promoting the use of naughty, offensive words.

Now, you on the left who think of her as an icon of anti-war activism and Women's Rights don't go burning your bras.

You on the right who think that she spent the Summer of 1968 walking barefoot in the park with Ho Chi Minh, stand at ease…

This isn’t really about Jane Fonda.

Yesterday Ms. Fonda appeared on the Today Show and talked with Meredith Vieira about the 10th Anniversary of the play, “The Vagina Monologues”.

Fonda was discussing the time that she was approached about performing in the show.

Fonda told Vieira something to the effect, that initially she wasn’t sure if she wanted to appear in a show “about a cunt.” Oh excuse me, “about a c*nt.”

Shocking!! The entire Eastern Seaboard of the United States came to a complete standstill. Fathers were outraged…Mothers wept…Clueless children ate their Cheerios, and me?

Well, I instantaneously experienced a vision of me doing the nasty with Barbarella.

Dr. Janice Crouse of the Puritanical Conservative Christian political group “Concerned Women for America” chimed in with the following:

“…whether children or adults, we should not have crude and vulgar language broadcast over media to corrupt the culture and all of society… A simple seven-second delay would have spared families throughout the country from Fonda's profanity. NBC deserves a big fat FCC fine."

Okay, I’m not saying that the word c*nt should be broadcast over the air every morning, but c’mon. This “corrupted our culture”? A seven second delay would have “spared families throughout the country.”?

Dr. Crouse makes it sound as though this incident is akin to terrorizing the innocence of our children by creating and airing a cartoon version of Russ Meyer’s film, “Mud Honey”.

Tim Winter of the Parents Television Council also weighed in:

"Just a few weeks ago, ABC's Good Morning America allowed the F-word to slip by unbleeped…The public is entitled to the expectation that television is not going to assault their families during certain times of day and NBC clearly violated that expectation today."

The “F-word” incident refers to Diane Keaton talking to Diane Sawyer on GMA in January, about her “fuckin’ personality”…Oh excuse me, “fuc*in’ personality.”

Wow. I never realized that Good Morning America and the Today show were “assaulting our families.” I feel so violated.

I would just like to say that while a bit regrettable, these incidents really do not affect a seven year old kid sitting at the breakfast table eating Coco-Puffs.

And they certainly do not undermine our social fabric.

These are merely words non-grata. (Although I do find both words, if not overused and put into just the right spot, can be really funny.)

Every child, no matter how well raised, how sheltered, how stable the household environment, will ultimately learn these words. Does that mean they are okay to use on TV? No.

I am merely trying to convey two things…

One, this is not a critical incident that will severely and irrevocably damage the health and well-being of our children.

And number two…

Dr. Crouse and Tim Winter really need to suck it up, quit trying to make themselves relevant, and most of all, relax and quit being such whiny “fuc*in’ cu*ts.”

Cheers!!