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17 de feb. de 2016 · Its taboo quality enabled speakers to let off steam, abuse, offend – and express mateship and endearment (the more affectionate the feeling, the more abusive the language; for example “wookey ...
4 de jun. de 2018 · Why the C-Word Is So Taboo, and Why Some Women Want to Reclaim it. Linguists and gender studies experts explain why the vulgarity is rooted in misogyny. Yet some would like to rescue it ...
15 de may. de 2023 · But it’s not just men who use the c-word to cause offense. In 2018, Samantha Bee was forced to apologize amid backlash to her calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless cunt” on an episode of her...
5 de jun. de 2018 · In the United Kingdom, “cunt” isn’t so associated with misogyny; whereas in the United States, the word is a nasty gendered insult, for no secret etymological reason (see: John McCain allegedly...
1 de jun. de 2018 · Linguists and gender studies experts say the vulgarity is rooted in misogyny. Yet some would like to rescue it.
1 de jun. de 2018 · The word’s taboo status may stem from negative notions of female sexuality, or notions of uncleanliness associated with menstruating women. There are, indeed, words for male genitalia that...
5 de ago. de 2017 · The taboo against using it is extremely strong too, according to ”radical” anthropologist Camilla Power of East London University, who illuminates the history of “ The C-word ” on the July 25...
