Comment on What's the most offensive word I can use that isn't a slur?
AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 weeks agoIn America, it is a harsh term for the vagina. As a gendered term, it would be considered a slur. For some reason, "pussy" is more acceptable but carries the same connotations. The latter is used to describe a coward, while the former would be more akin to "bitch."
black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I mean, it can be, but there are also other ways to use the term. It also is the only word in English that refers to the whole gentalia, not just the vagina or some other part. Gee I wonder why the word for female genatalia is considered dirty to a bunch of puritanical Americans. Reclaim it.
hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Vulva refers to the whole genitalia.
black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Vulva is external only.
hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Yeah, you’re right. Every definition I can find for cunt is either vulva or vagina, but none say it refers to both. I think it’s just used interchangeably for both. I think the only term that refers to everything would be “female reproductive organs”, but that does include things like the uterus and the ovaries that both vulva and vagina (and therefore cunt), don’t include. I could certainly be wrong though.