I don't think that slut is an attack. I am a slut. I love slutty people.
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2026
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It blows my mind that slut is still used as an attack on women. My family and my circle of friends have used the term playfully amongst each other, but as I got older and more involved in politics and realized that, no, there are people who legitimately believe in this myth that sluttiness is somehow immoral or stains a woman, that blew my fucking mind.
I mean, my parents weren't exactly labeling themselves sex positive, but had I ever suggested that a woman was somehow stained or immoral or whatever else these people associate with "sluts," my mama would have whooped my ass from here to a feminist bookstore.
Seriously, sex is fun. It's fucking great. It's exercise, it releases the fun chemicals, it's a way to bond if you want to be bond, it's a way to pass an evening in a new town if that's all you're in it for. Use protection, make sure you're not bringing a murderer home, and go have fun.
Are you a woman?
I'd also argue that "Slut" is also shaming a woman for her right to say NO because, generally, the person calling any woman a slut is probably an incel type who is not getting any. I imagine that men who have regular sex will rarely use the term.
Exactly!
"Guys" is gender exclusion.
"Nagging" is shaming women for asking someone to do what they committed to do.
"Pussy" is gender bias that women are weak.
It's all bullshit.
For those who defend the use of any of these because we know what they mean, stop being a little shit. Just change! It's not that hard.
Betty White had a great take on "Pussy" forgive me not remembering it correctly, but she joked more than once that it's strange to use that word to call someone weak, those things take a pounding and usually, ask for more!
I totally agree with her! Call someone balls or scrotum or something. As someone who's old enough to have sat on one once, those fucking things are weak sauce! 😭😭😭
Nagging doesn't always have to do with commitment.
Hypothetically speaking, if I asked you for a cigarette every 15 seconds that would be considered nagging.
Fair point. Though I've never heard the phrase being used towards a man.
I've usually heard it as pestering if directed at a guy. And it's usually nagging if it's about chores. Although I've also heard pestering directed at women. So it mostly seems chore based.
I've got several male mates who are moany, naggy bastards
I've always understood pussy (as in afraid, not the vagina meaning) to be related to cats?
I love the "I call everyone dude" shtick being responded with "So you fuck dudes?". Shuts those type up pretty quickly.
I like thinking of it as cats.
I used to use dude a ton too. That seems to be a lot less negatively impactful for whatever reason.
Idk, I'm not sure it's really that deep in most modern vernacular. Out of all social issues, being critical of people using slang like this who don't intentionally mean it to be gender exclusive or biased is a choice you can make. I just think there's bigger issues facing women than "guys" and "pussy" slang.
I think anyone making meaningful efforts with material results in those areas probably gets a pass. For everyone else what's their excuse?
It might not be the most pressing issue, but it is one of the ones we have the most direct control over changing. And it's fucking easy to do.
How is being called a asshole keeping you down?