tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post3961561249240541323..comments2023-06-20T07:47:24.386-05:00Comments on The Spiced Tea Party: Dirty wordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-63146777533081689412008-01-16T09:14:00.000-05:002008-01-16T09:14:00.000-05:00Lacy, I've been a longtime admirer of your list of...Lacy, I've been a longtime admirer of your list of historic dirty words! It's one of the online references Pam and I use in our workshop on writing the hot historical.<BR/><BR/>I think "cunt" can be wonderfully strong in the right context--remember how it's used in <I>Atonement</I>? The look on James McAvoy's face as he saw what he'd just typed...beautifully done. I believe it and quim are from the same word root as "queen," so it's a word with a respectable provenance. And I'm with Tumperkin in hating "pussy"--it sounds infantile and demeaning. I hate clitoris shortened to clit for the same reason.JRMullanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385318200404516357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-91858980334274695732008-01-15T16:32:00.000-05:002008-01-15T16:32:00.000-05:00Pussy is the pits. Cunt is fine. As is quim. I t...Pussy is the pits. Cunt is fine. As is quim. I think I hate pussy because it's all faux-cutesy; a horrible knowing little euphimism.Joanna Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008683032460114886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-50650949452550690012008-01-15T11:15:00.000-05:002008-01-15T11:15:00.000-05:00Cunt never bothered me -- I've always used it, sor...Cunt never bothered me -- I've always used it, sort of as the female of "cock." And according to the OED, the pejorative meanings only began in the 20th century, so I'm reasonably accurate as a historical writer. <BR/><BR/>Also from the OED, here's a historical usage of cunt that I love: "for ilka hair upon her c--t [sic] was worth a royal ranson." That would be Robert Burns.Pam Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357928783704661668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-41253046614158414832008-01-15T10:45:00.000-05:002008-01-15T10:45:00.000-05:00I'm with Kate and B.E. I have more trouble with th...I'm with Kate and B.E. I have more trouble with the female "C" word than the "P" word. <BR/><BR/>That said, I won't use "dick" in my historicals, since according to the etymology I've seen, it didn't come into usage with that meaning until 1891 and all my stories are Regency or early Victorian.<BR/><BR/>And I still can't follow the advice to read my manuscripts aloud, in large part because they include the naughty words. I have no trouble writing or reading them silently, but SAYING them? No can do ;)!Jackie Barbosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188459928875981913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-21284888661970968632008-01-15T10:23:00.000-05:002008-01-15T10:23:00.000-05:00Now see-I'm the complete opposite. Cunt is fine wi...Now see-I'm the complete opposite. Cunt is fine with me-I turned it around in my head. Pussy is cat. I guess I'll have to turn that one around in my head, too.Eva Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834856467514439544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-77160502988594536362008-01-15T09:04:00.000-05:002008-01-15T09:04:00.000-05:00Kate Pearce took the words right out of my fingers...Kate Pearce took the words right out of my fingers. It's the only word I can't bring myself to say, and reading it just turns me off.<BR/><BR/>I'm fine with the rest of your list though.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-72190352216972391472008-01-14T23:38:00.000-05:002008-01-14T23:38:00.000-05:00it's cunt for me. In the UK it's used as a term of...it's cunt for me. In the UK it's used as a term of abuse and I just can't bring myself to use it in a pleasurable, sexual way. <BR/>Pussy is fine by me though!Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093325179155794600noreply@blogger.com