I live in Canada and a friend of mine was talking to someone online from the UK and he referred to her as a daft c**t .. and to us it was very offensive..but he said that it was commonly used .. and not offensive in the UK.
2007-01-10 05:07:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's grossly offensive in the UK -- or rather, the second word is. Half a century ago Penguin Books were prosecuted for republishing D.H. Lawrence's book "Lady Chatterly's Lover" because it contained that word together with the f**k word. That's how seriously it was taken then. Nowadays, however, the BBC sells programmes all over the world containing language which is equally offensive, so presumably standards have plummeted over the years. Don't let anyone call me a "Daft c**t", though! I wouldn't stand for it!
It's interesting that people of the generation using that sort of language would be horrified to hear it used by older people. I've noticed that too. A strange application of double standards!
2007-01-10 06:05:47 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daft, no. C**t, yes. Very offensive, but again, depends on the person it is being said to. I wouldn't like it said to me, it's not nice.
2007-01-10 13:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by Chaley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea it is offensive, but it depends who says it to you and what they are like. for instance i hear things like that all the time in school but nobody at home would say that even if they said anything like that id be well shocked. also depends on their age and personality, if its an old lady or something doubtful she would say that and is very offensive but high school kids, people at uni, stereotyped people usually use that language. i would find that offensive if i hear random people saying it in the street, or even 2 mates saying to eachother but i would if my teacher/parent/sibling/good friend said it.
last thing, depends on how they say it. if they are angry then take it offensively if they are laughing then dont. you know what i mean?
2007-01-10 13:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by ... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience the phrase is generally more widely considered offensive by those brought up in southern England than those brought up in northern England or in Scotland.
At least, by usage. I'm sure anyone will agree that the phrase itself -is- offensive, but northerners tend to be more likely to use the phrase "playfully".
2007-01-11 15:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by dagorath1123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think "daft" anything is offensive and as for c**t, that isn't even a question, it is ALWAYS offensive.
2007-01-10 13:12:23 · answer #5 · answered by tdc923 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be to some people but over here they say it all the time
2007-01-10 13:13:30 · answer #6 · answered by LYNDA M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋