sexyred1 -> RE: Meaning of the word "slut" (7/7/2011 4:53:38 PM)
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ORIGINAL: PhilSlave Yup, the more ignorant a society the more it defines itself by its ignorance, fluidity and language though are different to wanton hijacking of a word because it's not liked and actively promoting this meaning to the mainstream or re-branding homosexuals as 'Gays' because it sounds nicer. Not meant as a derogatory statement on homosexuality or homosexual people. Sigh.... and the more ignorant and arrogant the commentators upon Society become, it seems. The word slut has, for a very long time, been used, very widely, to describe a sexually promiscuous woman. As has been pointed out, promiscuity is judged (by ignorant jackasses) differently in women when compared to men. When a woman proudly claims to be a slut, she isn't changing the meaning one bit - and if you were half as clever as you think you are, that would be evident to you. What she is seeking to change and challenge is society's pitifully outdated idea that a woman being a slut is a bad or "immoral" thing. So let me get this right, wanton women and prostitutes have taken ownership of the word "slut", because they take pride in being wanton women and prostitutes. I am therefore supposed to feel they have empowered themselves and congratulate them on being wanton women and prostitutes? Go Sluts....I suppose...[8|] Seriously, could you be more dense and inflexible in your views? Everyone has already stated, very colorfully I might add, that words are subject to interpretation, do not have to be literal and evolve over time. Take the word application. It is totally different now that we use apps for everything. There is a reason for this change; it is called going with the flow of how the world moves forward. As for the words slut, cunt, bitch, whore, whatever...again, any word that can be viewed as an insult can also be viewed as a term of endearment or empowerment. I always say that putting MY in front of those words instantly makes one swoon while some other douchebag calling me a whore just makes me laugh. Semantics are semantics and however vigourous you are in defending the dictionary, you can still take it easy and just enjoy the new world semantics and not be such a stick in the mud.
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