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Serving Cunt
''Serving cunt'' is a vulgar slang term meaning to behave in a feminine manner. A derivative of the word ''cunt'', the phrase first became popular among participants of ball culture, with Black trans women and queer people using it as an adjective to suggest feminine superiority. The phrase achieved mainstream popularity in the 2010s and enjoyed bursts of popularity in the early 2020s before becoming a meme in 2023. Background The word ''cunt'' did not appear in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' until 1972, having been censored out of previous editions; its most recent edition describes the word as "an exceptionally strong swear word". It is derived from either the Latin word ''cunnilingus'', the Old Norse word '' kunta'', the Proto-Germanic word '' kunto'', or the Indian goddess Kunti. For many years, the word was perfectly acceptable and even appeared in street names and surnames; however, as blasphemy lost its power, physical and sexual phrases replaced them. Writing in May 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulgar Slang
Vulgarity is the quality of being common, coarse, or unrefined. This judgement may refer to language, visual art, social class, or social climbers. John Bayley claims the term can never be self-referential, because to be aware of vulgarity is to display a degree of sophistication which thereby elevates the subject above the vulgar. Evolution of the term From the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, "vulgar" simply described the common language or vernacular of a country. From the mid-seventeenth century onward, it began to take on a pejorative aspect: "having a common and offensively mean character, coarsely commonplace; lacking in refinement or good taste; uncultured; ill bred". In the Victorian age, vulgarity broadly described many activities, such as wearing ostentatious clothing. In a George Eliot novel, one character could be vulgar for talking about money, a second because he criticizes the first for doing so, and a third for being fooled by the excessive refinement of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. Users can share short text messages, images, and videos in Microblogging, short posts commonly known as "Tweet (social media), tweets" (officially "posts") and Like button, like other users' content. The platform also includes direct message, direct messaging, video and audio calling, bookmarks, lists, communities, a chatbot (Grok (chatbot), Grok), job search, and Spaces, a social audio feature. Users can vote on context added by approved users using the Community Notes feature. Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams, and was launched in July of that year. Twitter grew quickly; by 2012 more than 100 million users produced 340 million daily tweets. Twitter, Inc., was based in San Francisco, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serving (song)
"Serving", originally titled "" (; ) and also "Serving ", is a song by Maltese singer Miriana Conte. It was written by Conte alongside Benjamin "BNJI" Schmid, Sarah Evelyn Fullerton (Sarah Lake), and Matthew Mercieca (Muxu), with production handled by Schmid. It was released on 8 January 2025, and represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Background and composition "Serving" was written and composed by Miriana Conte, Matthew "Muxu" Mercieca, Sarah Evelyn Fullerton and Benjamin "Bnji" Schmid, the latter of whom also handled production. It contains heavy use of the Arabian riff in its prechorus. The original title of the song, , which in Maltese means "singing", is repeated in the chorus through a pun that recalls the expression ''serving cunt'', used to describe a bold and self-confident person in queer and drag cultures. Scott Mills, host for BBC Radio 2, said that BBC Radio "definitely can't play" the song. In an interview with TVM (Malta), TVM, Conte initially said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 123 member organisations from 56 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and has its administrative headquarters in Geneva. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newsworthy eyewitn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta Today
''Malta Today'' is a twice-weekly English language newspaper published in was published in 1999, and started out as a Friday newspaper. History ''Malta Today'' was first published on Friday, 19 November 1999. It was edited by Saviour Balzan, and intended to provide an alternative to the English-language press in circulation, such as the '' Times of Malta'' and the ''Malta Independent ''The Malta Independent'' is a national newspaper published daily in Malta. It was started in 1992. The paper publishes an online version branded as ''Malta Independent Online''. References External links Official Website 1992 establis ...''. Initially published weekly on Fridays, the paper was then published on Sundays from 2001, with an additional Wednesday midweek paper being reintroduced in 2007. The style of paper is liberal and pro-European, and is independent of political parties. The sister Maltese-language paper ''Illum'' was first published in 2006. In 2010, ''MaltaToday'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homophone
A homophone () is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning or in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, for example ''rose'' (flower) and ''rose'' (past tense of "rise"), or spelled differently, as in ''rain'', ''reign'', and ''rein''. The term ''homophone'' sometimes applies to units longer or shorter than words, for example a phrase, letter, or groups of letters which are pronounced the same as a counterpart. Any unit with this property is said to be ''homophonous'' (). Homophones that are spelled the same are both homographs and homonyms. For example, the word ''read'', in "He is well ''read''" and in "Yesterday, I ''read'' that book". Homophones that are spelled differently are also called heterographs, e.g. ''to'', ''too'', and ''two''. Wordplay and games Homophones are often used to create puns and to deceive the reader (as in crossword puzzles) or to suggest multiple meanings. The last usage is common in poetry and creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. The contest was inspired by and based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, held in the Italian Riviera since 1951. Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (except for due to the COVID-19 pandemic), making it the longest-running international music competition on television and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU and invited associate members are eligible to compete; broadcasters from List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest, 52 countries hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2025
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the with the song "The Code (Nemo song), The Code" by Nemo (singer), Nemo. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest was held at , and consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025. The three live shows were presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final. Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as the previous two editions. returned after a two-year absence, while , which had originally planned to participate, later withdrew due to economic reasons and the quality of the songs competing in its national selection. 's participation continued to cause controversy in the context of the Gaza war, with some participating bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriana Conte
Miriana Conte (born 17 December 2000) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Career On 21 December 2016, Conte was announced as one of sixteen entries selected to compete in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Don't Look Down". There, on 18 February 2017, she finished in 16th and last place with 156 points. Conte was announced as one of sixteen entries selected to compete in the final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on 11 October 2017. She finished in 12th place with 14 points. In 2018, Conte took part in the first edition of the Maltese version of the talent show '' X Factor Malta'', in which she co-founded the group 4th Line, and made it to the final stage. In 2019, she left the group. In 2019, she also took part, as a soloist, in the second edition of X Factor Malta, but did not make it to the final. With a group of Maltese artists, she took part in the recording of a song titled Roll the Dice, which was the anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Lui
Elaine "Lainey" Lui (, born September 26, 1973) is a Canadians, Canadian television personality and reporter. She has a website called LaineyGossip, is an anchor on CTV Television Network, CTV's ''etalk'', and was a co-host on CTV's daily talk series ''The Social (Canadian TV series), The Social''."Elaine Lui gets Social on new talk show; Gossip hound adds TV series to busy schedule". ''Calgary Herald'', August 31, 2013. Early life and education Lui was born and raised in Toronto. Her parents, Judy and Bernard, immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 1970. They worked odd jobs, including washing dishes and cleaning hotel rooms. Eventually, her father found stable work as an accountant. When Lui was 6, her parents divorced and her mother returned to Hong Kong. Lui spent many summers in Hong Kong to visit her mother. Her parents reunited when she was 16. Lui attended middle school and high school at the Toronto French School and graduated from Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under the authority of a royal charter from King James VI and I, James VI in 1582 and officially opened in 1583, it is one of Scotland's Ancient universities of Scotland, four ancient universities and the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, sixth-oldest university in continuous operation in the English-speaking world. The university played a crucial role in Edinburgh becoming a leading intellectual centre during the Scottish Enlightenment and contributed to the city being nicknamed the "Etymology of Edinburgh#Athens of the North, Athens of the North". The three main global university rankings (Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, THE, and QS World University Rankings, QS) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Rights
Women's rights are the rights and Entitlement (fair division), entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others, they are ignored and suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls, in favor of men and boys.Hosken, Fran P., 'Towards a Definition of Women's Rights' in ''Human Rights Quarterly'', Vol. 3, No. 2. (May 1981), pp. 1–10. Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include the right to bodily integrity and autonomy, to be free from sexual violence, to Women's suffrage, vote, to hold public office, to enter into legal contracts, to have equal rights in family law, Right to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
