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, manufacture
d 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!!
