I'm sorry I missed the rant. I'm always fascinated by discussions about the c-word. Largely because it's almost always used in a poisonous, hateful manner by Americans, so it's considered completely and utterly awful over there. But in Britain and Australia, it's very rarely used in that context. It's probably most often used in a way that makes it synonymous with "guy" or "mate", where it can be negative or positive, and is only really considered offensive in the same way other swearwords might be considered offensive if said in the wrong situation.
Inspired by a different thread - Farfelkugel, the multilayered horse name joke in "Robin Hood, Men in Tights". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtk_VfbKzU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtk_VfbKzU
I'm sorry I missed the rant. I'm always fascinated by discussions about the c-word. Largely because it's almost always used in a poisonous, hateful manner by Americans, so it's considered completely and utterly awful over there. But in Britain and Australia, it's very rarely used in that context. It's probably most often used in a way that makes it synonymous with "guy" or "mate", where it can be negative or positive, and is only really considered offensive in the same way other swearwords might be considered offensive if said in the wrong situation.
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