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An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word | Kate Lister

TED Talks Society and Culture

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4.1 • 794 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

With candor and cunning, sex historian Kate Lister chronicles the curious journey of an ancient, honest word with innocent origins and a now-scandalous connotation in this uproarious love letter to etymology, queens, cows and all things "cunt." (This talk contains mature language.)

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