Let me begin by explaining that my title is taken from a book called Cunt by Inga Muscio. Absolutely every woman should read this book. It is hands down the most powerful book I have ever had in my possession. As a matter of fact, every man who loves a woman should read it too. The book is about the power of not only the word cunt, but more importantly the power of being an owner of one. Seriously, buy it. Read it. Give it to your friends, sisters, mothers, wives and daughters.
Long ago cunts were revered. They were mysterious and sacred. Cunts were cherished by their owners and worshipped by their lovers. The temples (of the Goddess) were filled with women. The world, spiritually and physically, was one of feminism. Women were revered for their ability to give life and nurture. They were desired for their eroticism and respected for their...well they were just respected. The time before our world was one filled with patriarchs was a beautiful one. Or so I'm told.
I wonder how we went from a world like that to one where cunts are far from worshipped. The word itself has come to mean something negative, an insult to be spat at its intended target. Such a beautiful word turned into something so ugly. Originally, the word was a derivative of words synonymous with royalty and even the Goddess, like bathing a woman in purple silk.
It is time we stop raping our cunts. They are raped by the patriarchial bias in our society. They are raped by role expectations. They are raped by people who have forgotten how beautiful our cunts actually are. Then there's the saddest of all. They are raped, quite literally, in dark alleyways, in cars, in beds and against walls. They bleed blood from their trauma and cry tears from their heartbreak.
We must own the word and its power. We must own our cunts and their power. Inga says in her book, "All cunts belong to every woman." I can think of no reason we should not protect them as we do our own children.
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