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My brother and I got into an interesting discussion yesterday. He made the statement, "There's one word that all women hate and will hate you forever if you say it to them. It begins with a C."

Me: Cunt?
T: AAAAGH! I can't believe you just said that!

And I thought about it, and really, the word "cunt" doesn't bother me in the slightest. He also said I'd feel different if someone screamed it at me, but I don't really think so. I mean, I'd probably be upset that someone was calling me names (and God, that sounds so juvenile) but I wouldn't place any more special meaning on that instead of say, bitch.

One word that would bother me, and if someone ever called me it I'd probably hate that person for the rest of my life, is "whore." I can take it in a joking manner between friends, but if someone ever seriously said that to me I'd probably go ballistic on their ass.

"Cunt," however, not so much. I guess it's because all women have vagina's and that is, technically, what people are referring to when they say that. (Yes, I do realize there are A LOT of negative connotations to the word, but still. Doesn't bother me.) "Whore" is different - not every woman in the world is a whore despite what some people might think. And seriously, I'm Prudie-McPrude-Prude (in some ways). I highly doubt that I would ever exhibit whore-ish tendencies, which would make the insult all the more grating.

So my question to all of you is: Do you think "cunt" is the ultimate insult toward women? Discuss.