--- joanna <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
> The worst term of contempt for a man is "queer" or
> "homo" -- in the
> straight community. This is the analog of "slut".
Yes, i agree that if we're treating slut as a more general pejorative, homo is a good equivalent.
I suggested "horndog" because like slut it implies excessive/ indiscriminant sexual behavior.
"That guy's a total horndog. He'll screw anything in a skirt."
>In
> this culture, a man
> can never be demeaned relative to a woman, therefore
> his relations with
> women can never result in a demeaning term.
Well, I half agree. A man's relations with women can result in a demeaning term, but he is not demeaned relative to the woman.
Where i come from, a "horndog" could be someone who lowers himself by screwing "unworthy" females.
> Likewise, a woman can always
> be demaned in her relations to men, therefore
> "slut." Women are non
> subjects therefore their relations to one another
> are meaningless,
> therefore "dyke" may be descriptive, but it is not
> analogous to "faggot."
>
mostly agree
> Even in my son's generation, one of the main sayings
> is "bro's before ho's."
>
> Joanna
>
I am probably around your son's age then. Believe me the bro's before ho's code of conduct is not much adhered too in actual practice.
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