What's So Bad About the C-Word?

Yes, that one.

Long before "cunt" became an epithet, before it was a misogynist insult or a vulgar verbal weapon, it was a term of respect. And why wouldn’t it be? We all came from one. Cunt is both useful — a snappy word to describe a trifecta of parts — and fun to say. Cunts make for great architecture, and beautiful floral arrangements.

And yet it wasn’t until I was…