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25 Mar 2021, 8:32 pm

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I don’t like c—-,never used it , never will.I never heard an older person use it here.


Its like the r-word. Makes me cringe but I hear it everywhere (admittedly only by males).


I like how the Australian word combines with the Australian intensifier to have nothing to do with menstruation.


Blame it on the middle English. It's connotations have to do with the oldest profession. Ironically both Chaucer and Shakespeare use it in their plays/writings :lol:


Speaking of bloody c***s... :mrgreen:



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25 Mar 2021, 8:46 pm

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It's my impression the British outdo us in this regard. But remember that in Britain it's not considered obscene to call someone a c**t.

Wow, I'm sorry I posted this comment. Ever since, this thread has been about the UK, just like Joe's.


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25 Mar 2021, 9:07 pm

Men in the South usually won’t cuss around women they don’t know or older women.If they do ,usually an apology quickly follows.However family members and friends may get together, cuss up a storm ,and insult each other for fun.
I’m a hillbilly, so lots of stereotyping there.There used to be cartoons that showed bearded men in raggedy coveralls laying on a rickety porch complete with shotguns, jugs of moonshine and mangy dogs.They are always bad tempered and want to fight.
Snuffy Smith, Dogpatch, Lum and Abner and the Beverly Hillbillies all stereotype hillbillies.
No one here ever complained ,and most of us loved those comics and shows.
What I didn’t like was a music show at Branson which had a character with blacked out teeth and he acted like a babbling idiot.They have stopped that show.That character was offensive.


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25 Mar 2021, 9:12 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
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I don’t like c—-,never used it , never will.I never heard an older person use it here.


Its like the r-word. Makes me cringe but I hear it everywhere (admittedly only by males).


I like how the Australian word combines with the Australian intensifier to have nothing to do with menstruation.


Blame it on the middle English. It's connotations have to do with the oldest profession. Ironically both Chaucer and Shakespeare use it in their plays/writings :lol:


Speaking of bloody c****... :mrgreen:


LOL! yep, Red_Kross is correct, its only directed to men, kind of like calling them a "p****"



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25 Mar 2021, 9:14 pm

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Men in the South usually won’t cuss around women they don’t know or older women.If they do ,usually an apology quickly follows.However family members and friends may get together, cuss up a storm ,and insult each other for fun.
I’m a hillbilly, so lots of stereotyping there.There used to be cartoons that showed bearded men in raggedy coveralls laying on a rickety porch complete with shotguns, jugs of moonshine and mangy dogs.They are always bad tempered and want to fight.
Snuffy Smith, Dogpatch, Lum and Abner and the Beverly Hillbillies all stereotype hillbillies.
No one here ever complained ,and most of us loved those comics and shows.
What I didn’t like was a music show at Branson which had a character with blacked out teeth and he acted like a babbling idiot.They have stopped that show.That character was offensive.


My first stereotype of southern hillbillies was ironically (and probably inaccurately) Yosemite Sam :lol:



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25 Mar 2021, 9:56 pm

cyberdad wrote:
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Men in the South usually won’t cuss around women they don’t know or older women.If they do ,usually an apology quickly follows.However family members and friends may get together, cuss up a storm ,and insult each other for fun.
I’m a hillbilly, so lots of stereotyping there.There used to be cartoons that showed bearded men in raggedy coveralls laying on a rickety porch complete with shotguns, jugs of moonshine and mangy dogs.They are always bad tempered and want to fight.
Snuffy Smith, Dogpatch, Lum and Abner and the Beverly Hillbillies all stereotype hillbillies.
No one here ever complained ,and most of us loved those comics and shows.
What I didn’t like was a music show at Branson which had a character with blacked out teeth and he acted like a babbling idiot.They have stopped that show.That character was offensive.


My first stereotype of southern hillbillies was ironically (and probably inaccurately) Yosemite Sam :lol:

He is from California.
Foghorn Leghorn is from the South.


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25 Mar 2021, 10:25 pm

Misslizard wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
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Men in the South usually won’t cuss around women they don’t know or older women.If they do ,usually an apology quickly follows.However family members and friends may get together, cuss up a storm ,and insult each other for fun.
I’m a hillbilly, so lots of stereotyping there.There used to be cartoons that showed bearded men in raggedy coveralls laying on a rickety porch complete with shotguns, jugs of moonshine and mangy dogs.They are always bad tempered and want to fight.
Snuffy Smith, Dogpatch, Lum and Abner and the Beverly Hillbillies all stereotype hillbillies.
No one here ever complained ,and most of us loved those comics and shows.
What I didn’t like was a music show at Branson which had a character with blacked out teeth and he acted like a babbling idiot.They have stopped that show.That character was offensive.


My first stereotype of southern hillbillies was ironically (and probably inaccurately) Yosemite Sam :lol:

He is from California.
Foghorn Leghorn is from the South.


But but...he's a chicken....no he's not he's a rooster :lol:



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25 Mar 2021, 11:09 pm

He came to a bad end, a bucket of KFC.


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25 Mar 2021, 11:47 pm

When I see any guy call the woman the c word or the B word, I just assume he is a misogynist. It's equalivant to calling a black person the N word or someone with a disability the R word. I think negative of that person who uses a slur.


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26 Mar 2021, 4:13 am

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He came to a bad end, a bucket of KFC.


Or chilli chicken tacos :lol:



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26 Mar 2021, 4:14 am

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When I see any guy call the woman the c word or the B word, I just assume he is a misogynist. It's equalivant to calling a black person the N word or someone with a disability the R word. I think negative of that person who uses a slur.


Makes sense



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26 Mar 2021, 5:26 am

cyberdad wrote:
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When I see any guy call the woman the c word or the B word, I just assume he is a misogynist. It's equalivant to calling a black person the N word or someone with a disability the R word. I think negative of that person who uses a slur.


Makes sense

As previously stated, my comment was about a man calling another man that, in ENGLAND.


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26 Mar 2021, 7:18 am

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Should NEVER be directed at women, Vicars, bank managers, Doctors, or anyone else important.

Ha ha ha ha! I've always thought c**t was top of the swear word tree. It may well depend on where you're from though. I've always thought s**t was quite high up but my husband (from a different area) doesn't even consider it swearing and thinks you should never say b*st**d which I consider very low level swearing.

One stereotype I've noticed is that Americans all wear cowboy hats and listen to country music. I'm guessing that's not offensive to you even if it's not true?


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26 Mar 2021, 8:20 am

It doesn’t bother me, I’ve never owned a cowboy hat and don’t care for most country music.Most people here like it ,but they usually wear baseball caps not cowboy hats.Some of the older farmers would wear straw cowboy hats when working and some people for sun protection when riding horses.Occasionally someone will have one on for social activities like dancing or going to a bar.


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27 Mar 2021, 5:09 am

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One stereotype I've noticed is that Americans all wear cowboy hats and listen to country music. I'm guessing that's not offensive to you even if it's not true?

Most white people in the US probably are fans of country music to some extent. Country music is popular elsewhere, especially in Canada. Ownership and habitual wearing of cowboy hats in public or on social occasions is quite a bit rarer and really only normal in regions where actual cowboys have been active i.e. where cattle are raised, although it's a very common practice for country musicians, and I suspect hard-core fans might wear them to concerts but they wouldn't go about their daily business wearing one.

EDIT on re-reading this I feel I must emphasize that not all fans of Country Music are white! In fact there are many black fans, more than you would probably expect!


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27 Mar 2021, 6:40 am

Australians also had cowboy hats, they are called acubras and are as old as American cowboy hats.