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Related: About this forumHas "slutty" been androgynized?
I gather so.
English, a living language.
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Has "slutty" been androgynized? (Original Post)
reddread
Apr 2016
OP
Slut and whore are still used by men to demean and degrade women. That hasn't stopped.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
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jonno99
(2,620 posts)1. From what I've seen - yes...nt
northernsouthern
(1,511 posts)2. The same as with who are
...the issue is that older generations and more conservative people still give it more of a bad meaning. But both words are coll by the FCC.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. I thought that happened years ago.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)4. Slut and whore are still used by men to demean and degrade women. That hasn't stopped.
That is girls and women's reality, so you can say all you want that it is "androgynous" but the reality is, it is about women and girls to degrade, humiliate, shame, control and hate.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)5. I've yet to hear a man referred to as a "slut" nt.
2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)6. for decades ie slut puppy is usually a male.
but if you don't step up to the name, it's not you that it is referring too.
djean111
(14,255 posts)7. Yes, because when I think "slutty", I think of a guy... n/t
eShirl
(18,490 posts)8. since the 1980s if not longer
JSup
(740 posts)9. Considering...
...I've never seen the words 'slut' and 'whore' said in reference to men without the word 'man' hyphenated to the front, I'd say, "No.".