About this title: An ancient title of respect for women, the word "cunt" long ago veered off this noble path. Inga Muscio traces the road from honor to expletive, giving women the motivation and tools to claim "cunt" as a positive and powerful force in their lives. In this fully revised edition, she explores, with candidness and humor, such traditional feminist ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Seal Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781580050159ISBN:1580050158
Description: Trade paperback. Shelfwear, a bit thumbed. Else very good. 277pp., introduction, bilbliography. An ancient term of respect for women, the word 'cunt' long ago veered off the path of repsectability. Muscio traces the road from homor to expletive, giving women the motivation and tools to reclaim the word as a positive force in their lives, sending out a call for every woman to be a 'Cuntlovin' Ruler of Her Sexual Universe'. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Seal Press (WA)
Date Published: 1998-12
ISBN-13:9781580050159ISBN:1580050158
Description: Very Good. Cover shows some shelf wear or creases. No highlighting or underlining. Remainder mark on bottom page edge. This book really opened my eyes! read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Seal Press (WA), New York, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781580050159ISBN:1580050158
Description: Good. No Jacket. 1580050158 This book has some shelf wear as well as marks on the cover and pages. This book is 277 pages of a womans veiw of taking the word and marking it something positive. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Seal Pr
Date Published: 2002-10-01
ISBN-13:9781580050753ISBN:1580050751
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Seal Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781580050753ISBN:1580050751
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Avalon Group
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781580050753ISBN:1580050751
Description: Fine. NEW BOOK WITH MISSING TITLE PAGE-COVER MAY HAVE LIGHT DAMAGE-COMPLETELY UNREAD-PAPERBACK BOOK-EXCELLENT CONDITION-READ ONCE CAREFULLY-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Seal Press (WA)
Date Published: 1998-12
ISBN-13:9781580050159ISBN:1580050158
Description: New. Gift condition, Priority Shipping recommended for prompt delivery by USPS when offered, Delivery Confirmation on all domestic items where available. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of only minimal use. All pages are undamaged with no significant creases or tears. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Seal Press
Date Published: 01/11/1998
ISBN-13:9781580050159ISBN:1580050158
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Trade Paper
Publisher: Seal Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781580050159ISBN:1580050158
Description: Poor. Fairly heavy wear at edges and corners; front cover curled up slightly; corners and edges are slightly soiled from shelving and reading wear; some dog-eared pages; scuffing to covers. read more
"I can't even type the title because I don't want this review or my blog to be labeled as Adult. Suffice it to say, it's a four-letter word, beginning with C, referring to a body part belonging to half the human race. Interesting, ain't it, that a body part is just about the most offensive word in the English language? I even got yelled at for mentioning the book in public...oh well, guess I shouldn't have brought up the subject in playgroup, LOL! Luckily I live in Japan, so nobody fussed at me when I read it in Starbucks. But seriously, folks...the V word, which is the medical and socially acceptable term for said Anatomical Jewel, originally meant "a sheath for a sword". Ask yourselves, my fellow beings with Y chromosomes....is that how we want to define ourselves? As Muscio would say, I ain't no sheath.
C*** is a comprehensive analysis and meditation upon both the word that offends people so much, and what the author calls "The Anatomical Jewel". It's hard to put down, although sometimes I wanted to--Muscio covers some uncomfortable topics such as abortion, rape, prostitution, and menstruation in graphic detail. Even though I don't agree with her on all topics, she made me think and made me laugh, occasionally grossed me out , and definitely kept my attention. Written in a direct, conversational tone, this book made me laugh out loud, get pretty angry a few times, and once or twice come close to tears. I highly recommend C...but if you plan to read it in public you might want to get or make a book cover for it!"
"I read this book a while ago, after a coworker at Texas French Bread loaned it to me. It is an impassioned book about getting to know your woman parts better, and giving up stuff like birth control pills and mass-produced female hygiene products. I don't recall if I found it all that emotionally inspirational at the time, but it did lead me to try out an alternative female hygiene product that I do remember very clearly not working out. Luckily, I was able to get a full refund, which was kind of surprising considering the kind of product it was."
"I read the first edition in high school and it was a complete paradigm shift for me -- it completely opened my eyes to looking at the world through a more critical lens in regards to socialization, power structures as they relate to historical context, and the harsh reality of women (as well as the privileges I had enjoyed up to that point in my life being male, gay or not). During high school, this book's impact was nothing less than a foundational block of my worldview.
This expanded and updated second edition primarily has an addendum: an afterword where Muscio addresses how her thinking on the subject has expanded, especially as she received questions from admirers of her book about the position (or lack therof) of transwomen in her womanifesto. Having her delve into the issue of transpeople and gender nonconformity, especially after I've befriended many transpeople after high school, was very refreshing. In fact, even though this time around for me I was more dubious of several parts of the original text, I enjoyed the book more entirely because of the issues she addresses in the afterword. Her inclusivity of more people on the margins (or on the margins of the margins) as well as many added comments on the need for alternative news sources and an examination of the widespread nature of abuse in American society mirrors my own evolution of thought and experience.
The original text is still a good read, and even though some of it is not always logical or sometimes ventures into impractical ideals veering astray into lost woods, it still contains many important nuggets for everyone to consider about themselves and their relation to our society. I almost wish she could revise the original work and introduce the new thoughts in the afterword into the appropriate places, but it's still a good addition."
"Book gives a lot of history on how various societies, religions, cultures have viewed and treated women. Very eye-opening and empowering. Author's writing style takes a chapter or so to get used to because it is so conversational, but this is not a great detriment to the book as a whole."
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