Wait, slut was an acceptable word in polite company? What did it used to mean?
It used to mean a woman who has sex with lots of people, and it was derogatory. You’d call a woman a slut to shame her, because old people hated sex.
But that’s not polite in my book…
It used to be. Politeness is a social construct and changes over time. I could name all sorts of horrible things that used to be polite. And even today it’s polite to casually talk about paying for a dead body to be cooked at a restaurant.
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’s never been polite. Not sure what you mean.
I miss the old times. Not because of horrible things that are normalized now, but because we had believable bait back then
The fuck are you talking about? It was always used as an insult. Just because more people were willing to call people slits doesn’t mean it was actually acceptable in actual polite company.
What horrible thing used to be polite? Kindly telling someone they’re a slut?
(honest question, by the way)
And what do you think it means now?
You aren’t making any sense here. It’s still not good to call someone that unless it’s a friend or whoever that understands it’s joking or if it’s involving a kink both adults share in.
hard disagree. Go out and call 20 women sluts and see the reaction.
Your group of friends or whatever anecdotally only use it like you’re describing. But I have heard it recently being used derogatory
Slut was never a term used in polite company
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’.
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.
And slut has never had a positive meaning.
Am I the only one here that likes sl… promiscuous women??
It’s not there yet… but it’s making progress.
I’m too sleepy to slut.
