CosmoKramer
Rock n' Roll Doggie
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Can someone not from NZ/Australia please tell me why cunt is so offensive? Growing up it was on a par with crap and shit, but nowhere near as bad as fuck. I mean, I know it's a genitalia term, but so is dork and willy...
It’s probably one of the most insulting words you could call a women in the US and one of the worst non-racial words in general.
I don’t think it’s about being “offended” as much as it is considered a huge derogatory term, especially to women. I’m not a women, so I would let them speak to it but the context I have always heard the word used in is one of extreme insult.
It’s also a rarely used word here and not as common place as other personal insults, so perhaps that is why it’s considered worse.
Perhaps that’s just how it is interpreted here in the North East USA but if someone is downplaying how derogatory it is, then I would say a good test is when walking down the street and you see a group of women...stop and say “hey you bunch of cunts” and if you still have your testicles after 5 min, then it must just be me and continue to use it at your leisure.