The "c" word

Betsy Hoffman is saying that her description of the word "cunt" as a term of endearment was taken out of context.

The CU president, a medieval scholar, told the Herald that she was thinking back to the 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
According to the newspaper, Hoffman said, "I was immediately sorry." She said that the lawyer "kept pushing me. He was very nasty."
"I knew as soon as I said it that it would come out in the papers," Hoffman told the Herald. "I should have said, 'Read Chaucer's The Miller's Tale.

Huh. I've read "The Miller's Tale" and I don't remember it being a sweet little nothing in that story, but I might be off on that. Anyway, god knows we're all certain that the football players sat around reading "The Miller's Tale" and then one of them said, "Hey, I didn't know that 'cunt' was a term of endearment! Wouldn't that be a perfect nickname for our new female teammate? I'm sure she'll love it!"