I just got called a cunt on a forum, haven’t been called one of those in a long time, it’s funny that word actually, how people seem to think that by using those four letters, it would hurt more than another four letters. I was watching a documentary on Robbie Williams a couple of weeks ago, and he used that word a lot, but every time he said it, he lowered his voice to a whisper, like he didn’t even want to hear it himself, and he was saying it. I just don’t get it. Why do people get offended by a word? Is it the person listening who scales the offensiveness of the word? Or intentions of the person who speaks the word? I am not offended by the word, but does that mean it is a less offensive word, and I should not be upset/mad at the INTENT behind the word instead? Eek rambling… it really is insignificant when compared to the rest of the day. I think there is an illness going around, Mark was sick last night, Musik and my brother are both sick today, *cross fingers I won’t get it, I can’t afford the time off work*. *ponders* I wish I was going to evanescence tonight, I could do with a dose of Full Scale aggression right now, but have to hang out til the 31st for that as I am way too broke to afford “real” concert tickets. My mum might be coming over on the weekend, I always get unreasonably happy when she has time to visit, to make up for all the disappointments in the past when she hasn’t been able to because other issues have come up at the last minute.
i think its a really terrible offensive word because its used in such a derogitory sense. i dont know why but when i see or hear it – it freaks me out and i tell the person saying it off. lol. maybe its just learned behaviour over the years, i see you point though. im not sure why its worse than being called a fuckhead or something…
i can’t stand that word either for whatever reason, probably because its a derogatory term for female privates and its such an ugly name.

btw, me and ren call our privates our ‘wilmas’
a lot lovelier and classy
sez
You are right.
It is only a word.
I hope you don’t get sick.
_m/ Mandi
I watched that RW doco too – on sbs right? How weird was he?! Going on and on about hating everything about his ‘job’ (except the money) and then the next minute he was in total rapture, saying he was the luckiest man alive! Talk about manic. Ah well. It was interesting. Ooo, and then he got pushed off stage… Scary.
Anyway. Just thought I’d leave a bit of babble
well, I AM showing my feminist roots here, but you should read ‘cunt; a declaration of independence by Inga Musico. Interesting read about the word.