"In the 1970s ... I thought this word for the female genitalia shouldn't be abusive. I believed it should be an ordinary, everyday word. I tried to get people to say it, I tried to take the malice out of it. I wanted women to be able to say it. You think c*** is nasty? I'm here to tell you it is nice like black is beautiful, it is delicious, it is powerful, it is strong. Germain Greer, Feminist.