Can't say certain words

[George1959]

Well. In certain groups (like church) you'd say "Male parts" or "Female parts"

But it bars, it's more crude.

In Germany even the church isn't the same as before. At a nationwide 'German Protestant Kirchentag' (church congress) they had an aganda item "Vulven malen" (painting vulvae). Really!

 

[Magna-Carta]

I’ve have no problem with saying any word as long as I can pronounce it. I can say “Les Misérables” quite well. Very well actually. I have to pause longer than most before saying “Wretched Poor”, where a “wr” is at the beginning of a sentence. I’m ok if it’s at the beginning of a word in the middle of a sentence.

I don’t really have a problem with anyone swearing at me or using the C word towards me, as some prefer to describe it. I’ll say C word just to be polite here. It’s just a word, with a particular sound. A ‘sound’ which pretty much has no meaning in any other language other than English. Other languages with have a different sound, which might be meaningless to me. It’s a word that used to me acceptable, the word v@g*na during that time of C word acceptability being considered vulgar. How things change over the centuries due to peoples sensibilities. I could be wrong, but I believe it’s used mostly towards women in the US? It’s a word I hear used by far mostly towards men in the UK. Things, words, become taboo because they see others referring to them as such. Or else where else would this sense come from if they don’t see others reacting to it?

If someone swears at me and calls me a particular name, I just polity respond by saying, “Well, that’s ok isn’t it?” In my experience my response stops most people in their tracks, at least for a short while until they can think of something else to say. Then I might asked them if they want me to write some words down for them so they can practice them before coming back at me. By this time the other person starts to lose their momentum.

I chose not to be offended by peoples words, or even a particular word. Other people might chose to be offended. I’m generally more irritated by people’s behaviour than the words they use. I’m not intimidated by other peoples words; they are just words.

 

[Alligatorob]

I agree with @mike4lorie and others, I have no trouble saying the words, but there are words I choose not to use. And that doesn't just apply to body parts...

 

[Fyrefox]

When my cat ventures into the “lady’s garden” next door, she doesn’t like it as the cat may poop there or tear up the flowers. Now I have to worry about accusations of s****l assault by proxy!

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I think what we say depends on where we are. What you say when you're liberally intoxicated in the company of intimate friends, you may not say at choir practice. And there is no law forcing you to use course words, if you don't want to.

 

[George1959]

When I first heard the lead female character's name in Goldfinger was Pu**y Galore, it sent flashes through me. I was uncomfortable using her first name. Plus it was against the rules at home. Lately, I have no problem saying the word since the infamous "... just grab her by the pu**y" video that came out seven years ago.

Even Tom Jones sang "What's New Pussycat?" The pussycat is not responsible that the first word got a new meaning.
I don't find p.ssy vulgar. To me it sounds much better than 'vag..a' which is so medical (or "clinical and cold" as Rose65 wrote).

 

[katlupe]

Different generations used different words. In my mother's generation it was the word "monkey". Apparently female parts were always named after animals. Now men's are another story! So much variety on that part.

 

[George1959]

Now men's are another story! So much variety on that part.

Kat, please enlighten me. I'm very curious. During our English lessons at high school the teacher never mentioned these words. Even one of our teachers gasped while citing from John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath":

“Behind the harrows, the long seeders—twelve curved iron penes erected in the foundry, orgasms set by gears, raping methodically, raping without passion."​

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/48...long-seeders-twelve-curved-iron-penes-erected

 

[hearlady]

I'm such a prude that I can't even read this thread.

 

[Packerjohn]

Ya! We all got problems! You can't say certain words. I can't speak of certain things. The politically correct, self appointed police are watching us all the time.