discodown Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 It isn't. It's insulting to call a dead girl a prostitute when we have other words we can use.I have to say I disagree. If she was a prostitute then she was. Its not an insult but its also not very sensitive to the people she left behind who may not have known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I totally agree there and it's depressing beyond belief that in the 21st century, women are still judged in this manner. Frigid, lesbians, sluts, slags, whores whatever. Don't run yourself down so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Don't run yourself down so much! I can't help it, I'm very confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxczxc112 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 or is it she's the sexee and he's the sexer.... __________________ how to take phentermine buy levitra vardenafil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 If someone needs some sexual release when they're mentally ill or disabled why shouldn't they have it? Why should they be chemically neutered? Is it ethical though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millhouses24 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 And the thinking behind it is sadly all too obvious. When I hear a chap using the phrase slag/ lesbian /frigid like it's a insult my immediate thought is "so how many women have turned YOU down recently then mate?". Chaps who are "successful" with the lasses tend not to use such language. Or if I hear a woman using the same language then I think "ooh that person is regretting her own lifestyle choices and wanting to take it out on someone else". Women who are content with their own lives don't need to stand in judgement on other women. Like you say, very obvious People who use such terms only implicate themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 A prostitute is a prostitute. It is not rude to say that. My stance was never that we shouldn't use the word. My stance was that history has loaded the word with negativity. From Latin the word has an element of shame in it. The thesaurus gives us a million other negative images with the word. You can't argue with that? If you wish to reclaim the word i support you, but some are not wishing to change the interpretation. They are happy to use the word in it's negative context, which is not something i support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 My stance was never that we shouldn't use the word. My stance was that history has loaded the word with negativity. From Latin the word has an element of shame in it. The thesaurus gives us a million other negative images with the word. You can't argue with that? If you wish to reclaim the word i support you, but some are not wishing to change the interpretation. They are happy to use the word in it's negative context, which is not something i support. Would you re-phrase this sentence? 'a prostitute is someone who sells their body for money' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Would you re-phrase this sentence? 'a prostitute is someone who sells their body for money' What would be the point? You know enough english to do this on your own. I never said it was wrong to use the word in some contexts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ofTheseDays Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I totally agree there and it's depressing beyond belief that in the 21st century, women are still judged in this manner. Frigid, lesbians, sluts, slags, whores whatever. Nice avater you've got there by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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