While we’re reclaiming the cunt..
let’s reclaim the rest of ourselves at the same time. Because I am still not one part of my body alone, I don’t want "cunt’ to be a singular descriptor for powerful woman, either.
Someone might show;
aptitude, capability, capacity, competency,
endowment, faculty, force, function,
gift, influence, intensity, potential, potentiality,
potency, potential, puissance,* qualification,
skill, strength, talent, virtue…
And exercise
ascendancy, authority, authorization, birthright,
clout, command, connection, diadem, direction,
domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium,
influence, jurisdiction, law, leadership,
license, management, might, omnipotence, paramountcy,
predominance, prerogative, prestige, privilege,
regency, right, rule, say-so, sovereignty,
strength, strings, superiority, supremacy,
sway, warrant, weight…
Which might inspire someone to;
admire, adore, applaud, appreciate, approve,
be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about,
be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about,
bless, boost, build up, celebrate, cherish,
commend, compliment, cry up,
dig, esteem, eulogize, extol,
fall for, flatter, get high on, glorify,
go for, groove on, hail, hand it to,
hold in high regard, honor, hymn,
idolize, laud, look up to, magnify,
marvel at, moon over, panegyrize,
pat on the back, pay homage to, praise,
prize, rate highly, respect, revere,
reverence, sing the praises of,
stroke, take pleasure in, think highly of,
treasure, value, venerate, wonder at,
worship
Whether man or woman.
*I especially love that word! Puissance… rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?

Puissant reminds me of righteousness, too, another good strong word that can get abused badly in the wrong hands…
Puissant reminds me of righteousness, too, another good strong word that can get abused badly in the wrong hands…
Puissant reminds me of righteousness, too, another good strong word that can get abused badly in the wrong hands…