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In reply to the discussion: Australia's Opposition Leader Just Called A C**t In Parliament [View all]Violet_Crumble
(36,003 posts)And pretty much straight away there were responses from people who believe no matter what they're told that the usage of the word is taboo like it is in the US. Nothing's going to sway them from that belief, which I think is weird, but in the big scheme of things doesn't change a single thing. I'm still going to hear people throwing the word around casually and, based on the law of averages, use it myself another few times in my lifetime. What the OP displayed wasn't sexism and misogyny, but a complete wanker who behaved totally inappropriately in parliament, and a speaker of the house who refuses to do the job she's supposed to do.
Here's where I stand. I understand that the word's far more offensive in the US than it is here, and I understand that people will react more strongly to it than I would. The reaction's a reasonable one, imo. What I don't consider to be reasonable is that some people seem to be demanding that the word be treated the same way here as it is in the US and that anyone who disagrees them is condoning misogyny and all that stuff.
No offense to the person who posted the OP, but I don't know them and I'm not interested in trying to think up motivations for why people post what where.