Between Black and White

Why would a talented writer use strong profanity (c%#t) and crude dialog (“he's as slippery as a minnow's d$&k”)? Mr. Bailey, this practice only detracts from the value of your writing! Since females are responsible for at least 2/3 of the fiction market, does it make sense for an author to use the C word?

I will not accept the argument that it was necessary to make the character reprehensible. Profanity is lazy writing, and your villains were sufficiently repugnant in their KKK vestments.