It went from a patriarchal normative, to being reclaimed. Are people down voting over the ambiguity of “polite”? Or because rediscovering the term “reclaimed” isn’t really a shower thought?
Calling someone a derogatory term has never been acceptable in polite company. It doesn’t really make sense.
Although the ultimate origin of the word slut is unknown, it first appeared in Middle English in 1402 as slutte (AHD), with the meaning of ‘dirty, untidy, or slovenly woman’.
It went from a patriarchal normative, to being reclaimed. Are people down voting over the ambiguity of “polite”? Or because rediscovering the term “reclaimed” isn’t really a shower thought?
Calling someone a derogatory term has never been acceptable in polite company. It doesn’t really make sense.
And slut has never had a positive meaning.
It’s also jusy wrong. People still call women sluts as an insult.
I can’t speak for the younger generation but as a millennial it’s used as both for sure.
Greeting a friend with “hey slut” is fine. Saying that to a stranger would likely not be.
Am I the only one here that likes sl… promiscuous women??