Debra Shea wrote: > Yeah, it is rude, and why, exactly, did you post it??? The word fuck > doesn't bother me, the hatred expressed toward women does, a lot. >>
Colin replied << This is a very English joke, so perhaps the interpretation across the water is very different. I am sorry you have been offended but am at a loss as to why. >> Dear people, This isn't about the F word, it seems to me, but about the C word. The word is used over here as a very coarse term of abuse, for men or women equally; my understanding is that in America, it's specifically directed (when it's used at all) at women. Seen in that light, the words of that bilious ditty are indeed misogynist. For what it's worth, I thought it was completely unfunny. Maybe that's the point... Azeem in London NP: Chris While and Julie Matthews - It's A Wonderful Life
