15 May 2025

The C-Word and why it is still so offensive

From Nights, 8:30 pm on 15 May 2025

The use of the C-word has sparked quite a debate this week.

The Workplace Relations Minister Brooke Van Velden dropped the C-bomb in the House yesterday - becoming the first MP ever to do so.

She said the word in protest over the slur being used against her and other female ministers in a column by The Post on pay equity.

Language expert and Associate Professor, Andreea Calude from Waikato University talks to Emile Donovan about the use of the C-word and the evolution of swearing.  

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