Rhetorically, it’s called synecdoche, where a part stands in for a whole. This is a special case in which a hole stands in for a whole.
Amongst the responses to Amanda’s “cunt”=asshole post, which is causing consternation between sexual partners everywhere, is an invocation of Inga Muscio, a feminist scribe who opines that the term “cunt” was originally one of approbation and respect before the patriarchy turned it inside-out, as it were. She advocates women adopting it as a form of address, much as blacks have adopted “nigger,” in order to exercise control over the term. I’m sure you cockbags will find this as amusing as I do.
At its core, Cunt is a metaphor for unconditional self-love, a gentle call for women to embrace all things sacred and essentially female. And that’s not just lip service. Cunt does for feminism what smoothies did for high-fiber dietsâ€â€it reinvents the oft-indigestible into something sweet and delicious.
Don’t forget to check out the products section, where you can buy a cunt t-shirt for the cunt closest to your heart.
She’s far less hot than Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Bitch.
And that’s not just lip service.
Mmmmmmmmmm-nnnnnnah!
Goodnight everybody!
I really don’t know how us cunts put up with you cockbags. Oh yes, that word just fills me up with empowerment. I feel like getting an abortion now.
Just lavished some sacred, unconditional and essentially female love on the missus a la Inga. I had forgotten how heavy that rolling pin was.
Nothing signifies having a liberated vagina like wearing your own CUNT t-shirt?
I am more than happy help these brave vagina warriors wearing their eponymous t-shirts in their quest for whatever it is they are questing (what day is it?)with appropriate shouts of encouragement. GO C__TS!!!
Unfortunately, the last time I used that word above a whisper in a public place the women present had me removed from the premises. Maybe womenfolk aren’t all from the same tribe. The nuance is puzzling.
Yo, cockbag. Give it time, brutha.
Should I find it shocking that she seems to spend most of her time at colleges and universities talking to 18-22 year olds?
After looking at her website… what if one chooses to wax ones bush?
Is that a political statement?
Is licking bush pleasure or pain now? I dunno.
Well. Glad she’s here to help me ask those so important questions.
I thought it was a menu.
Ah why the hell not…
What’s the difference between Ringley Bros and Amanda, Inga, et al?
Well, one is an cunning array of stunts.
And the other is an stunning array of…
As I pointed out over at Ace’s place, the stupid cunt actually has a point. In British slang, “cunt” basically does mean “asshole.” Read any book by Irvine Welsh, and this will become abundantly clear.
Ringling Bros (Barnum & Bailey)
It’s a ruse, that’s all. They’re hoping us patriarchalists react by embracing the word “prick.” And then they’ll be all snickering at us behind our backs.
My British friends prefer “twat”. But just try to politely refer to their “fannies”…..
SteveG – If you are hetero, waxing of the bush is bowing to the patriarchy, succumbing to the wishes of your partner, and inflicting pain on the womyn for the sexual pleasure of the male. If you are homosexual, it is quite fine, as you are voluntarily doing something that allows your same sex licker easier access, as they do not need a machete to hack through the bush to get to the promised land.
well, it’s about time, breeder.
Stimulating Sunday morning reading.
Thank you, Dan!
tw state99. Well I suppose that’s one way of doing it. Bit arse about face if you ask me.
Wait so I can say “cunt” or not say “cunt” ? Is it scenario specific ? She says “talk dity” ? to what extent can i take it ? is “cunt” in play?
EHLp.
PS “shot93”. If that aiht fitting …
Again, reading Irvine Welsh has helped me to avoid such a pitfall.
Q. What’s the difference between a smart Asian and a woman with an infection?
A. The asian is a cunning runt……..
I don’t think its proper to call men cock bags.
Dick, dickhead, even smegmatite is ok.
Otherwise the proper form for men is…
Dickless, ball less, or even cunt.
At least a D&C. Maybe with a cervical conization?
I read that as “cervical colonization.”
The patriarchy rules my head.
Why do they hate bumper stickers?
Cunsternation: Lopping the hard edges off a square peg so it will fit more easily into a round hole.
I read that as “cervical colonization.â€Â
Hmm… perhaps a paper on the plight of “post-colonial” women (i.e., those who’ve had abortions)?
I smell keynote speeches, tenure, and endowed chairs!
Hubba hubba!