In the old folk songs the bad man, the untrust-worthy seducer, was often referred to as a "rake." This term is not used much anymore. Also in the first half of the 20th century the term "masher" was used for a man who was some variation of "date rapists" or "stalker" or "compulsive seducer" or even a person who offers a woman money to sleep with him. Like Hemingway's Nick, I was never quite sure what sort of behavior the term "masher" was supposed to describe so someone correct me here.
On 6/3/06, Guest <lbodownload at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- joanna <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
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> > 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.
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>
> 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
> >
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>
> 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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