Q: When is it appropriate to use the "C" word on DU?

[BWdem4life]

Is it acceptable when referring to Donald Trump?

(My opinion is No.)

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[Ocelot II]

1. It isn't. In Britain it's more of an all-purpose insult,

like "asshole," but as to US usage it's as sexist as n------ is racist.

[Lunabell]

2. My opinion? no

And there are much better terms than that. Besides, vaginas rock!!

[lapfog_1]

3. no... but have the OP delete that one picture... keep the rest.

some are quite good.

[jls4561]

4. That one, no. If only because it is not only demeaning but inaccurate.

There are, however, many other “C” words which can be applied to TFG.

I’ll start: Coward.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

6. if he feels offended by it...

.. go for it.

[viva la]

5. Excuse me, as the owner of a C, let me remind you-- they have a use.

They bring a lot of benefits to the world.

Call him a TURD maybe.

[grumpyduck]

7. I dunno,

I'd rather call him a dickhead. Same idea, different gender.

[MOMFUDSKI]

8. I vote

NEVER.

[markie]

9. never n/t

[hlthe2b]

10. Hell no. Not no. HELL NO! (and no I don't give a damn about its use in the UK).

It is (and has been for decades) the worst slur for women in the US and a lot of us here had to fight back against that word being thrown at us (and used against us) by very misogynistic, hateful individuals- angry at women gaining strides in the workplace -- during at least certain times in our lives. Younger women may never have experienced that, but I damn well have. So have most of my women colleagues. IMO, if you would use that term then you would not think twice about using the "N" word toward African Americans or any number of slurs toward people of other races and ethnicities or those horrible terms toward members of the LGBTQ community. 'Asshole' is universal. These group member-associated terms are not.

No. Just NO.

[niyad]

19. Exactly.

[rlexx]

11. Elise Stefanik

She's our representative - I've heard my wife and sisters use that term in reference to her.

[niyad]

17. It does not matter what words are used in your home, or by

whom. The question was about usage on DU, where it is not acceptable.

Just an observation: women using patriarchal slurs against other women, no matter how awful those women are, is depressing.

[rlexx]

18. Not every woman is required to adhere to your opinion

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My wife and sisters all vote Democrats and are well-educated with Masters and Doctorates. I find people who are against free-expression depressing.

[niyad]

20. see post 10. and, by the way, reading comprehension is your

friend. I very clearly stated that I do not care what words people use in their homes. I said nothing about stopping their free expression. But funny that you would use that term to criticize MY free expression.

[Chainfire]

12. I have a full vocabularly of swear words, that I exercise from time to time but that one is out of limits for this old

sailor.

[anciano]

13. Never....

"Profanity is the common crutch of the conversational cripple." --- David Keuck

[NNadir]

14. I try to stay away from hate words, and when reference is required, I do as you have done...

....refer to it as the "C-word."

I use standard expletives all the time - I'm not prude - but not those used to express hatred to a particular group. (We all know what those words are.)

[LauraInLA]

15. No, I try to avoid

Both c*** and d*** as sexist terms. There are plenty of ways to insult people without reference to their sex organs.

[niyad]

16. Never. We have had this discussion a number of times over

the years.

Understand, I have no problem with somebody calling me that. I just gush about it being one of the original titles of the Goddess. Shuts them up. But the word, in current usage, is an intentional sexist slur, so it truly has no place here.