Did that make you wince? Was that the worst word I could have possibly used? Did I offend you?
Well, the fact that one of the 'most offensive' words is synonym for vagina is really offensive to me too. Who gave cunt the power it has today? Because if I screamed VAGINA at home, I'd probably get a few odd looks, but if I screamed CUNT at the top of my lungs, I'd be grounded for a week for "obscene language" or something of the sort.
Seriously though, I'll say it again, who gave it the power to make people wince? It's a word!
Why a female body part? Why can 'dick' be thrown around? Why does calling a girl a 'bitch' suggest she's bossy or rude and then calling a boy a 'bitch' suggests he is feminine and/or gay? Why are most of today's swear words derived from female body parts?
Same with pussy. Why is it the WORST THING EVAAAA(!!!!) to call a boy a pussy? How did it get to be a synonym of coward? Why were men who did not want to fight in either World Wars called cowards? Where is there courage in killing people for an unknown cause, especially in regards to the First World War (1914-1918)?
So, I was then thinking that, to MY OWN PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE (I don't want to offend and please correct me if I'm wrong), no white male has ever been labelled courageous for doing anything other than killing other people, presumably in battle.
The courageous people who fought for the rights of oppressed groups such as Emmeline Pankhurst and her three daughters, Martin Luther King etc only became courageous AFTER the battle was won.
At the time they were crazy, militant, violent, outspoken, enemies of the state. But after what they were fighting for was achieved, whether it was in their lifetime or not, we look back on history and pick them out as inspirational people, key figures, heroes to their causes.
Why does their victory validate their influence?
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