tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post1926750949905307881..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Context, Culture and Other C WordsAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-44277163334860974722016-10-24T07:55:28.855-04:002016-10-24T07:55:28.855-04:00The US has never really escaped its Puritan roots....The US has never really escaped its Puritan roots. It's rather sad. The Brits, on the other hand, seem to have a rather playful attitude toward sex and smut, as personified by Victoria Blisse's "Smut by the Sea" and similar events. I remember a discussion we had on the TotallyBound author list, years ago, about the word "raunchy". TB (which is a British company) wanted to use the label as part of a rating system. Some American authors objected strenuously, saying the word had a really negative connotation in American English. For the British authors, it was a much more light-hearted word.<br /><br />As for Australians... well I have no experience!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-6228534952577173822016-10-20T12:57:56.719-04:002016-10-20T12:57:56.719-04:00Your assessment is right, Willsin. Outside of paid...Your assessment is right, Willsin. Outside of paid TV (like HBO and showtime), US TV is very restricted as far as both words and images. <br /><br />One note, though, is that I think the relative significance of certain curse words varies by country. <br /><br />For example, I get the sense that British people say "cunt" fairly casually as a curse word. <br /><br />On the other hand, while I say "cunt" in my erotica to refer to female anatomy, and I say it aloud for the same purpose, I have never, and I don't think I would ever, call anyone that—it just seems too horrible as an insult. I don't think that's an unusual way for an American woman to feel. On the other hand, that seems different from the way British people see the word.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-8279872139490040272016-10-17T00:00:58.963-04:002016-10-17T00:00:58.963-04:00On the subject of nakedness, I recall reading a st...On the subject of nakedness, I recall reading a statement somewhere a long time ago that the performers in, say, burlesque or Las Vegas acts who were more or less clothed were paid more than those who were pretty much naked, because it took more talent to be sexy clothed. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-88912717752298292016-10-15T11:18:26.623-04:002016-10-15T11:18:26.623-04:00Ever notice how many of our 'off color' wo...Ever notice how many of our 'off color' words are 'U' or 'oo' sounds. Fuck, cunt, boob, hump, nude, tush, tool, butt, huuuuge, ubiquitous. <br /><br />Just kidding about that last one. ;>)Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com