Jane Fonda: Dropped a C-bomb. So what?

If you haven't yet heard, Jane Fonda dropped a C-bomb on the Today Show. She and Eve Ensler were chatting with Meredith Vieira about the long running performance, "The Vagina Monologues" and Fonda noted, "I was once asked to do a monologue called "C*#*." Rather than upload the video--which is rather anti-climactic because Vieira doesn't even flinch--I have presented here a better representation of Fonda's wicked side.

As for the word itself, the Rage has been known to strafe a convo or two with a C-bomb. And guess what? So did Geoffrey Chaucer, who used the word in "The Canterbury Tales." Over at www.thefword.org, there's a fascinating examination of the word and why it's taboo. Men own their pet names for their sexual organs -- I needn't provide a  list. Most women, on the other hand, shudder at any slang (tawdry or not) for their genitals. Having said that,  profanity is losing its street cred. When Jane Fonda utters the C-word so casually on a mainstream news program, it's clear that cursing has lost its rebellious edge. Is profanity even offensive anymore? The F word and its profane kin remind me of a middle-aged guy wearing a leather motorcycle jacket while he drives a Ford Focus. Cursing has become as toothless as a whale.

Readers: The Rage wants to know if giving the finger has more impact than an "F you!"?

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GENIUS....utterly genius.