my recent experience with "CUNT" (or The "C" Word)

[velcroqueen.livejournal.com]

ok. so the other day in my women's studies class, we were talking about the "C" word. My prof is very uncomfortable with the word cunt. She's stuck in this old school mentality that we shouldn't use "slang" for our vaginas, that it is degrading and defiling.

So, I raised my hand. I told the class that cunt is a great word, a powerful word. (and it's so fun to say!) There are so many negative-connotated words for our vaginas, so why not infuse some power and positivity in a few? Guys can go around saying cock and dick and no one thinks twice. If I say cunt in my women's studies class, my prof and 90% of my classmates gasp and almost fall off their chairs. ("It's such a dirty word," they say. )

I was surprised that so many women detest a word.

FYI

[xkhannax.livejournal.com]

ok...so in a recent issue of Jane, I read about an new step towards the prevention of date rape....'Proofies'.....they look like regular swizzle sticks, but in fact are basically the same thing that parol officers use to screen for drugs in urine....developed in the U.K., they are not yet avalible for sale in the US (they have yet to be approved by the FDA) but Jane let "us" in on a little secret, if you go to the website www.surescreen.com(I am inept when it comes to HTML, so please bare with me and type out the address) and look under the drug test section for single drug test strips, they are basically the same thing, that I believe (don't quote me on this)is already approved by the FDA....they only cost $2 and are usually used for urine samples, but serve the same pupose as the 'Proofies'...I just thought I would share that with you guys.....I found that to be a very,VERY good idea....
*Note: this entry was paraphrased from the article, it can be found in the February 2002 issue of Jane magazine on pg 54, under the section called SWEAT.....I hope this helps/renews hope in humanity....

-Meredith