Cursing

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by mezzoforte

You're not part of the group it's applied to. Take it from me--it's offensive.

I certainly hope we all accept that the f----t and n------ are appalling, even those of us who will never be called those words. Why is c treated differently by many men, even though almost all women object to it?

The F word you mention is a very tricky grey area over here in rainy old Yorkshire because it's an item of food (Basically baked offal "balls") as well as an insult.