Grail (capitalised)@aussie.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoYoung people these days only use the word "slut" in dirty talk, such that calling someone a slut in polite company is now unacceptable. The sluts stole the word for themselves. Great job, sluts!message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareYoung people these days only use the word "slut" in dirty talk, such that calling someone a slut in polite company is now unacceptable. The sluts stole the word for themselves. Great job, sluts!Grail (capitalised)@aussie.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareNeptuneOrbit@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoIt 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?
minus-squarelmaydev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoCalling someone a derogatory term has never been acceptable in polite company. It doesn’t really make sense.
minus-squareHottieAutie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 days ago And slut has never had a positive meaning. Am I the only one here that likes sl… promiscuous women??
minus-squareBirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-229 days agoIt’s also jusy wrong. People still call women sluts as an insult.
minus-squarelmaydev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoI 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.
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.
Am I the only one here that likes sl… promiscuous women??
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.