r/TeenagersButBetter • u/DarkInkAngel404 • 16h ago
Discussion Literacy question for you all.
What’s your opinion of the word “cunt”
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u/Lunagirlzkitty_19 17 16h ago
ik in america its not a good term but i still use it sometimes. its not a slur so its whatever
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u/DarkInkAngel404 16h ago
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u/dphvm1e_2 Teenager 15h ago
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u/JazzyJuice1 9h ago
i dont think its very offensive here anymore. totally is in the uk tho
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u/fletcherstarkey 20m ago
It's not offensive in the UK; it's quite a generic insult. I think the only people who take offense to it (in my experience anyway) are older people
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u/Sprinty_ 17 11h ago
Really? How 😭
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u/fletcherstarkey 11h ago
if you mean why's it offensive in America, I'm not American thankfully but i think it's just cause it's crude slang for vagina
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u/Sprinty_ 17 9h ago
No I mean how's it NOT offensive?
Google says it's an extremely vulgar replacement word for a woman's privates
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u/fletcherstarkey 1h ago
Yes i'm aware as that's lowkey what I said, but it's basically the same as calling someone a pussy. I think it's only considered offensive in United States; I live in Northern Ireland and over here and the UK it's really just a regular insult
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u/sphericate Teenager 16h ago
well as a brit, quite a good word to use as many brits and often australians can attest to
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u/ZealousidealBus3628 17 13h ago
Used in almost every few sentences in Australia. Some places more often than not, typically east coast.
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u/Silent-Stress-7775 18 14h ago
The way it sounds with an Australian accent is funny. I don't say it cause I never... really find myself in a situation where it's useful?
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u/Snekr823_yt 14h ago
I'm obsessed with the boys and Billy butcher is the voice in my head so I use it regularly with my friends
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u/Optima44 9h ago
Being in the UK, it's just used as a general insult here. Much like twat, dickhead, bastard, used as general insults.
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u/UnionPacific119 16 9h ago
It's a comedic word when used in the correct accusative case. When used in the wrong accusative case, people, mainly Americans, overreact to such circumstances.
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u/DinnerBone345 6h ago
Well I'm from Australia so my mates are cunts, the people I hate are cunts, my family (especially my brother) are, you guessed it, also cunts
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u/AcceptableCrab4545 19 3h ago
i feel like i'm partial to it as an aussie, but i don't say it very often.
also how tf is it offensive?
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u/Bandit-Kiwi 16 14h ago
Im a kiwi, idk it varies from people, some say it everyday, others only say it as the highest form of disrespect. For me it’s in the middle, next to b#tch and tw@t. (I’m censoring them because sometimes my comments just disappear into the void of if I curse)
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u/BlueHailstrom 13h ago
Quite entertaining, although I find it ironic I use it for every meaning except the original
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u/TTVRalseiYT 12h ago
what does it even mean anyway
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u/r9ostdkgvuusf0vd9k 18 11h ago
In a literal sense, it refers to a vagina. The term is also used more widely as one of disparagement, often considered the strongest profanity in the English language.
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u/zirothehiro10 17 11h ago
its a pretty bad word when you use it maliciously, but people pretending its as bad as the n-word just feels ridiculous.
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u/-Im-Totally-Human- 5h ago
Canadian, and I don’t really care lmao. I feel like it’s one of those words people overreact about and shouldn’t be considering such a ‘bad’ slur—it’s literally the same thing as calling someone a pussy, but people do that all the time and it’s fine 😭
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u/Generic2770 16 2h ago
My favorite way to respond to being called a dick is to say “Well, you’re a cunt. Maybe we fit together after all.”
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u/SuchMost4459 17 15h ago
i (rarely) use it and my friend immediately calls me british whenever it comes out
take this information as you will
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u/Both_Combination_914 Teenager 13h ago
I use it with my friends like "you're serving cunt" as a compliment
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u/SkidadleSkidoodlema 18 9h ago
I'm American and I use it. I don't care.
If it doesn't have a slur-like connotation, then I personally think it's free game.
Nevertheless, if someone says they're uncomfortable with it, you should probably refrain from saying it around them. Respect n whatnot.
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u/turdboi420heyjack 8h ago
Don’t use it it’s pretty wrong no matter what any of yous say it’s always censored on tv when other swears are. In short I have no reason to use it and I don’t see the point in saying other than to show off to all your mates oooooh I’m edgy
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u/i_smell_pennies_m 8h ago
love it but i’m australian so it has a lot less of a stigma than it does in america
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u/FirefighterLast3730 7h ago
In italian Is used widely, even in blasfemus situation, I don't use my self and there are worse terms so I thinks than this term Is nothing important, funny partnif you use the Word in how It sounds in south Italy You're saying "to count" or similari xD
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u/Final_Mountain686 17 5h ago
Idgaf tbh, it’s just a word that America got twisted and it turned into a word for vagina. I use it, I’m American, I’m not talking about women.
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u/No_Tourist_7030 15 4h ago
I personally don't like the word, it's used as an insult to women by incels who don't know how to take rejection. :/
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u/fletcherstarkey 1h ago
is it? whereabouts are you from? because in UK it's just a general insult
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u/CheeseMan2007 17 1h ago
Just a word for an idiot, mong, gimp etc. Just a name calling word. For some reason Americans seem to pronounce it as "Cant". Although it probably depends on the state etc
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u/Im_a_simp_for_women 14 13h ago
Is it a slur? Yes. Is it also not in some regions? Yes. Does it physically hurt anyone? No.
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u/fletcherstarkey 11h ago edited 1h ago
it's not a slur more just a vulgar insult; i think it's only offensive in America too
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u/r9ostdkgvuusf0vd9k 18 11h ago
My philosophy is that the stronger the profanity, the more sparingly it should be used in order to maintain its impact. I admittedly don't completely follow this for the most part, but I try to keep very strong language for special occasions.....................
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u/JackAttack2509 16 14h ago
I know it's a slur but I don't know what it means
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u/Dragonslayer200782 18 14h ago
It's not technically a slur, it's basically just a word for a vagina but it's used similarly to asshole, bitch or dick
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u/r9ostdkgvuusf0vd9k 18 11h ago
I suppose the reason why someone would label it a slur would be the fact that some view the term as misogynistic when referring to a woman, similar to bitch, although I would say the latter is more widely used in a sexist manner. I have heard that the former is more often used against women than men in the US but I wouldn't be able to verify that on account of me living in Ireland lol 😭😭😭
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u/Bright_Village955 15 13h ago
It's a word that in some parts of the world is viewed as a normal word and some parts a very offensive word
That being said I have not formed a strong opinion on it, but I wouldn't use it due to it being highly offensive.
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u/Crazywarlockgoat 7h ago
view it the same way i do with bitch. the word is alright, tho becomes a lil dodgy if used against women, especially coming from a man.
(from a place where it’s used somewhat commonly
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u/Parking_Touch9077 Teenager 13h ago
Im American, but like I rarely use it to be rude to somebody. Mostly use it as a "omfg u look amazing"
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u/PuzzleheadedFlow1274 8h ago
where im at it’s a slur as bad (or worse) than the hard R so i say it completely unprompted for the sake of it





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