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With candor and cunning, sex historian Kate Lister chronicles the curious journey of an ancient, honest word with innocent origins and a now-scandalous connotation in this uproarious love letter to etymology, queens, cows and all things “c***.” (This talk contains mature language.)
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Michelle Peacock
April 23, 2021 at 3:46 pm
Words are arbitrary. Maybe someday we’ll realize they only have the meaning and power we give them.
Laroac
April 23, 2021 at 4:22 pm
You have a sub consciousness that doesn’t care about what you think you know or should do.
Devil Hunter Radio
April 23, 2021 at 11:52 pm
@Laroac Your point is?
Rick Drew
April 23, 2021 at 3:50 pm
It takes a cunning linguist to explore a word to this extent.
hamcakes1990
April 23, 2021 at 3:52 pm
Excellent.
Sandra Nosocialism
April 23, 2021 at 3:54 pm
It’s just a word. Never be offended by a word. B**** used to bother me. Now it means nothing to me. People take these things too seriously
Travis Guy
April 23, 2021 at 3:57 pm
Stop giving words power….when you allow words to bother you all that means you are weak minded. Words will only effect you if you let them.
thechariotcard
April 23, 2021 at 3:58 pm
We surely are saying it’s that offensive! It’s of a woman. And men use it in the same way white racists use the “N” word.
Travis Guy
April 23, 2021 at 4:03 pm
So entire nations use this word for other reasons….words only have power if you allow them. Being offended is just an emotional response…doesnt mean you are right.
jo Undeadcookiemonster
April 23, 2021 at 3:58 pm
Colonel Ingus says see you next Tuesday
emily_brandy
April 23, 2021 at 4:34 pm
Thanks for the new perspective
Allison Hunter
April 23, 2021 at 4:52 pm
In many parts of the world “psychics” are people who are told they possess the Cunning, like “The Shining”.
William Miller
April 23, 2021 at 5:01 pm
Ted talks censored lol way to be …
Dantick09
April 23, 2021 at 6:32 pm
SAY IT
BJERKASS
April 23, 2021 at 7:16 pm
Best word ever
Niranjan Hanasoge
April 23, 2021 at 7:45 pm
The cultural norms and offense thresholds of UK and USA appear illogical to non-native English speakers like me. Kate says the N-word is more offensive than the C-word. Which wouldn’t be obvious at all to anyone exposed to Western pop culture. *George Carlin* mentions the C-word in his famous _Seven Dirty Words_ monologue. So you know you have to be careful with those. But he doesn’t mention the N-word. In fact, you hear the N-word all the time in rap / hip-hop, movies, and TV shows. You even practice saying “Homies,” “Ma Ni***,” and “Wassup, bit****” with your friends. What’s one to do?!!!
Loren Holmes
April 23, 2021 at 8:27 pm
Brilliant!
qwaqwa1960
April 23, 2021 at 8:40 pm
Cunning linguists…
Mounir Aberbach
April 23, 2021 at 8:42 pm
Interesting, good job
qwaqwa1960
April 23, 2021 at 8:53 pm
“Cunny juice”, from Gangs of New York…
StSebbe
April 23, 2021 at 10:09 pm
Kont is butt not kut
Caylin Choquette
April 23, 2021 at 11:05 pm
So interesting!!!
Stefan Nikola
April 23, 2021 at 11:20 pm
I’ve never used this word in the Scottish sense.
krazytaxicabbie
April 24, 2021 at 12:28 am
Ha ha ha. Words = violence today.
C drum
April 24, 2021 at 12:41 am
Waiting for her to sing “Girls just want to have fun”
dragonlover3
April 24, 2021 at 1:36 am
Nice
SK
April 24, 2021 at 2:30 am
Wtf lol
Lisa Love Ministries
April 24, 2021 at 3:38 am
Proverbs 8:17💝
Ed Hamacek
April 24, 2021 at 6:03 am
I recently saw a post which referred to an Australian prominent politician as c**t to which someone replied “he lacks the warmth and depth to earn that title”.
Jennifer M
April 24, 2021 at 6:03 am
Best talk I’ve heard in a while. Thanks.
mac macd
April 24, 2021 at 8:42 am
I thought it was a little British fat fighters sketch😂😂😂
Jennifer Harrison
April 24, 2021 at 8:51 am
I think we hate the word because of the derogatory connection we make with it…it gave me something to think about though thank you
Loshkar Ъ
April 24, 2021 at 9:09 am
Thats what education looks like nowadays, huh…
RemusKingOfRome5
April 24, 2021 at 10:48 am
JUST like the word – “R*PE” !!! which feminists use all the time to keep power…
oyvey
April 24, 2021 at 10:53 am
The speaker is a massive….
oyvey
April 24, 2021 at 10:53 am
In australia we call our mates c#%t, and we call c#/ts mate.
Francesco Di Mauro
April 24, 2021 at 1:02 pm
Last straw, I’m unsubscribing, after at least ten years, let me know if they will ever publish a remotely interesting video about human achivements again. Ideas worth spreading…
Yash Pal Goyal
April 24, 2021 at 1:58 pm
the word or world??
Broc Stefan
April 24, 2021 at 2:11 pm
Why is this on Ted and not Tedx?
This is nonsense.
Jess Foday
April 24, 2021 at 4:39 pm
love love love love this
Мировая закулиса
April 24, 2021 at 5:18 pm
(Y)
Ashlyn Eagle
April 24, 2021 at 6:03 pm
I love “swears”.
Gigglemania Runnin’ Wild
April 24, 2021 at 6:51 pm
The crowd didn’t laugh at many of her attempts, tough crowd, bless her
Ellie
April 24, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Awesome x
Justin Akers
April 25, 2021 at 12:35 am
It’s funny to me how worked up people get about noises we make with our mouth‘s. Do you think chimpanzees get offended by other chimpanzees when they make a certain noise? Probably not.
誰でもいたくないのさ
April 25, 2021 at 5:02 am
this channel is no longer about education, its now about politics and indoctrination
MS Mitchell
April 25, 2021 at 5:05 pm
I can’t believe that See you in Tuesday C**T has made such a popular emergence. Lol
Vame Animations
April 26, 2021 at 7:41 pm
My gamer mind: oh this must be a CRIT!
Radical Trivia
April 26, 2021 at 8:48 pm
I hit the Like Button the second she said “the river of slime in Ghostbusters II”.
sleep lover
April 27, 2021 at 4:34 pm
What a great talk! Thank you!!!
P. T.
April 28, 2021 at 6:18 am
Wonderful, thank you for this!!