Slut
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Will the editors of American Heritage Dictionary and Modern American Usage agree?
“Slut’’ is tossed around so often and so casually that many teenagers use it affectionately and in jest among their friends, even incorporating it into their instant messenger screen names.
Like “queer” and “pimp” before it, the word slut seems to be moving away from its meaning as a slur. Or is it?
“It’s definitely a term of familiarity with teens,” said Karell Roxas, a senior editor at Gurl.com, a Web site that addresses issues that affect teenagers. “They’ll say ‘Hi, slut!’ the way my generation would say ‘Hi, chick!’ or ‘Hi, dawg!’ ”
Comments
I think the concept of slut is beginning to fade from the picture somewhat. Sex is not such a big thing to many of the younger generation I run into nowadays. They start younger, have more experience and are more casual about it.
So, make the word less of a force against sexual women, sounds ok to me.
Posted by: Red Frique | July 19, 2006 10:56 PM