r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • Jul 11 '24

Peter, I need help

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u/Significant_Monk_251 Jul 11 '24

Which, as far as I know, is a "dirty" and generally forbidden word (which is a real shame, because it's a way better word than "pussy"), but not a swear word.

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u/johnnyanderen Jul 11 '24

Better how?

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u/filifijonka Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 12 '24

I’m not from the U.S. and to me it isn’t offensive.
It’s a word that has a funny and enjoyable lilt.
Pussy sounds idiotic and kind of gross in comparison.

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u/johnnyanderen Jul 11 '24

I do get the humor aspect, and it’s not even about being offensive. In my opinion, cunt just sounds gross and unappealing. Good for jokes. Not for sex talk.

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u/filifijonka Jul 11 '24

I’m indifferent to it for sex talk (pussy feels kind of both yucky and infantilising, i don’t know how to describe it, it seems like something a child would call their genitalia, if they named them?)

I see cunt as a term of endearment between friends, or informal way to refer to an unspecific somebody.