Is it ever appropriate to refer to a woman as the C word?

I just recently read a couple of thread posts where the poster referred to a woman as a c*** and described her actions as c***ish.

Maybe I’m old fashioned, but to me that word holds as much hate and bile as the N word does. Am I just being naive? Has the world progressed to the point where it is ok to throw this word around in every day conversation?

Personally, I feel it shows a strong lack of character and intelligence.