Bitch may have been harsh in the 70s or early 80s...but it just started to decline during the 90s. Now everyone says it...people even say it to inanimate objects that piss them off, or just "son of a bitch!" if they accidentally hurt themselves...songs have had it in the title...etc. etc.....overuse has diluted the stigma that word once had.
Bitch has lost it's power. There are some females who use the word in an empowering way... Queen Bitch, Awesome Bitch, Super Bitch etc. It's like being called a bitch is a good thing. I think I remember bitch used to be beeped out in TV/Radio. Now it's become such over-used word like "The".
Cunt is still sharp and verbally powerful. It is a beautiful expression of anger and hatred. I've never said it to a chick's face though, heh. I probably would've back in junior high if that word was an integral part of my vocabulary at the time. "Bitch" was still somewhat powerful and directly tied to angry reactions...so I screamed "BITCH" in that bitch's face instead. Actually, I can't even remember if I screamed bitch or "fuck you".... all I know is that I spent some quality time in detention for whatever I said. Hell, I remember coming very close to being suspended...that seems like so long ago now.
I wonder if kids would get in half as much trouble for saying "bitch" nowadays.
It makes me wonder if cunt will replace bitch as the ultimate insult to women. I can't think of any other word that still has the same effect. Sheesh, even words like "slut" and "whore" seem to be losing their effectivness.
Oh well, as I said, even I haven't called a chick a cunt (to her face anyway). Besides, only 10 year olds and unimaginative dumbasses resort to this kind of name calling. There are so many other ways to insult women that are timeless and universal and much more effective which is a good thing because it is only a matter of time when the supreme insult word to women is worn proudly on tight fitting t-shirts.
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Never thought about this, but it's true. I think the same goes for calling a guy a bastard or a dick. It just has no flare. In fact, I can't think of a male equivalent of "cunt." ... Hrm...
ReplyDeleteToo late. ;>
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-Mel
Girlfriend in highschool called me a cock, I called her a cunt. She was mortified. I said "what, you started it." That was the end of the conversation. I wish it was more exciting.
ReplyDeletei think its funny that a part of a vagina, something usually held in high respect, is so insulting. i've never called a girl one but i wouldn't mind if the oppourtunity arrived. i think it sounds kinda silly. i'd rather just call em a vagina. i mean they dont see it coming. :)
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