The C-word has quite a long and sometimes controversial history in the
English language...a direct reference to it appears in "The Miller's Tale", a
story in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", written in the 14th
century. (I remember being amazed by that reference way back when we studied
Chaucer in high school.
Just wondering...is Chaucer a part of any high school curriculum today?
He's probably been replaced by Nicholas Sparks or Diary of a Wimpy Kid...)
Rick
In a message dated 6/10/2012 3:41:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jboh...@aol.com writes:
Interesting points...but I would advocate that the word Negro is a very
noble word and the bastardisation is not.
However to take this further Wing Commander Guy Gibson called his dog
Nigger, this is an historic fact, if you watch the film The Dam Busters they
have not shied away from it...the promised remake though will have the dogs
name dropped...I agree the word is offensive in todays society but if a film
is to be historic then keep to the history...the Tukagee Airmen were often
called this by their officers and each other...Dam Busters and Tuskagee
airmen were both in the same war...so if history is concerned lets keep it
that way and not offend those that gave their lives...there are still a few
Dam Busters alive and the death of Gibson's dog was an important historiv
event the day before the raid.
-----Original Message-----
From: allen day <aday_5...@yahoo.com>
To: MoPo-L <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>
Sent: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:32
Subject: Re: [MOPO] HIGHLY OFFENSIVE: Seriously?
Howdy y'all,
After I read that quote (which was my first time ever, believe or not), I
thought it amusing, but I was kinda surprised that it was there,
nonetheless.
The quote does not bother me in the least, but I am a diff gender.
I work at a hospital; most hospital employees (including administration)
are approximately 90% female.
Among the staff that I work with, we have discussed many topics with
relatively few limits; (experiencing life/death events regularly during any 12
hour shift tends to alter one's discussion topics).
Naturally, the c-word (and similarly the n-word), have been discussed over
the years.
Those words can be demonizing, demoralizing, soul draining, and tend to
create a vacuum.
However, in people of the same ethnic, the n-word can be a term of
affection / endearment.
Similarly, the c-word, when discussed exclusively by a certain gender,
tends to have a less antagonizing effect. ... or to be a lil' more plainer ...
if a man utters the c-word, he will be forever known; 'flogged'
relentlessly; and 'frozen out' ... should a women utter the c-word, she will
be
dismissed as just a low class bee-yotch having a bad day.
ad
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From: Kirby McDaniel <_kirby@MOVIEART.NET_ (mailto:ki...@movieart.net) >
To: _MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU_ (mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU)
Sent: Saturday, June 9, 2012 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] HIGHLY OFFENSIVE: Seriously?
Mopoers:
This jokey comment was in no way directed at you, Diana. IN NO WAY. I
would like to clarify to Diana Everett and to Morris Everett and to everyone
on this list that this quip that I related on the list was NOT INTENDED to
be a comment about Diana or ANYONE on the list. It is a well-known anecdote
and racy (and so labeled) wisecrack about country music (which I actually
enjoy) and THAT'S IT.
Kirby
On Jun 9, 2012, at 5:54 PM, Diana and/or Morris Everett Jr wrote:
Seriously, Kirby?
All I did was enter into this online community of people I know and enjoy
seeing a time or two a year, to ask an honest question and have what turned
out to be a little fun. Any then you write this? Disgusting. You need to
get a life. You owe this woman, wife, mother, and grandmother of two young
girls an apology. Nevermind. I won't be coming back to look for one.
Diana Everett
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From: Kirby McDaniel <_kirby@MOVIEART.NET_ (mailto:ki...@movieart.net) >
To: Diana and/or Morris Everett Jr <_dianademail-lastmo@yahoo.com_
(mailto:dianademail-las...@yahoo.com) >
Cc: "_MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU_ (mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU) "
<_MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU_ (mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU) >
Sent: Saturday, June 9, 2012 11:57 AM
Subject: HIGHLY OFFENSIVE: Re: [MOPO] Off topic: but oh boy would I love a
favor.....
The greatest moment in the history of country music was when Johnny Cash's
stepdaughter, Carlene Carter, said that she was "going to put the cunt
back in country."* It's
been all downhill after that.
*In 1979, during a concert at _New York_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York) 's _Bottom Line_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottom_Line) , _Carlene
Carter_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlene_Carter) introduced a song
about mate-swapping called Swap-Meat Rag by stating, "If this song don't put
the cunt back in country, I don't know what will."
Yours sincerely,
Pat Boone
On Jun 9, 2012, at 9:27 AM, Diana and/or Morris Everett Jr wrote:
We are indeed! And the boots I would be scootin' in are custom made Paul
Bonds with my initials inlaid front and back! We're serious about this
stuff, by golly! You should have seen the show tonight. Blake Shelton and
Jake Owen made me swoon, Carrie Underwood who is sheer perfection in every
way certainly had Mo's attention, and the National Anthem was sung to
perfection by The Oak Ridge Boys. That's what I'm talking' about: Yee Haw!
As for the "porn" you sent Morrie, Kirby you nut, those were some great
shots of movie poster stuff from back in the day. Mo is hanging his head for
not getting back to you the moment he watched it. I really enjoyed seeing
Mo bidding in that auction. He says THANK YOU!!
Okay, so I have no input as to how to get great - or even good- tickets
to next year's CMA event. Bummer, dudes.
'Night- By the way, here is my favorite, hands down, no question about it,
FOREVER AND EVER favorite country music video. Mo loves it too. We both
wish we could have participated!! Watch it standing up and HAVE A GOOD
TIME!!!
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSROm-vgVRk_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSROm-vgVRk)
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From: Kirby McDaniel <_kirby@MOVIEART.NET_ (mailto:ki...@movieart.net) >
To: _MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU_ (mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU)
Sent: Friday, June 8, 2012 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Off topic: but oh boy would I love a favor.....
They're boot-scooters! They should move to Texas. Like Stephen McNally
and the Indians in APACHE DRUMS, we are
surrounded by those people. Yee hah.
K.
On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art wrote:
At 07:03 AM 6/8/2012, Diana and/or Morris Everett Jr wrote:
I am a huge ( okay, bigger than huge) country music fan, and Mo has been
a willing convert.
Poor Morrie
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