I'm going to start this post by stating that I am not a feminist. I believe in the human race and that we are all equal. Whilst I believe that women should earn the same as men, be allowed to eat Yorkies just like men and also have the same opportunities as men, I still shave my legs etcetera etcetera. I like women, especially ones that look like Katy Perry and this particular post could easily sound righteous and feminist. It is not supposed to. As always I am writing about something interesting I have noticed, I am not trying to help you find God or ask you to recycle your shoes.
I think our language is a bit sexist. There we go, it's out there, I've said it.
I'm talking about slang, in particular words about men and women, mainly related to sexual promiscuity. Just quickly think of five words to describe a sexually promiscuous girl......1,2,3,4,5. Bet you've done it already.
Here's the first five that come into my head 1. slag 2. slut 3. whore 4. tramp 5. hussy.
Now try doing the same for a sexually promiscuous man......1,2,3,4,5. I have thought of one - man slag. It hardly counts though as by using the word man as part of the term I am implying that without it, the default would be to presume that slag means I am talking about a girl.
Why is it that we have so many negative words towards sexually promiscuous women but we don't seem to have any about men?
We do have words to call men, which have sexual connotations such as pimp. But doesn't pimp imply some sort of positivity, he is the leader of whores, therefore he earns a few man points.
I'm looking for a word that degrades men, that makes them dirty and worthless. I am not doing this to empower women as such, I am simply doing this from a linguistic viewpoint. I want a word for a man that implies exactly the same as slag does for a woman.
I understand that despite being twenty-one, a student in Manchester and bangtidy, I am somewhat distanced from the world of cocaine, apple sourz and casual sex. So it could be that I simply am unaware of any such word that may already be circulating, which happens to imply negative connotations towards a sexually promiscuous male. Therefore, if anyone is any the wiser please let me know.
Are we to presume that due to a lack of word that being a sexually promiscuous male is not a bad thing? Are we to presume that a man should be praised for his conquests? Moreover, are we to presume that being a sexually promiscuous woman is a bad thing? Where are the words that praise women for their sexual conquests?
Are we still in an age where the men are free to do as they please and women are simply there to cook chicken on a Sunday and tuck the kids up in bed? I'd like to think not, but why then, is our language not catching up with society? And is it okay for a man to sleep with someone different every night? But if a woman does it does this make her a slut?
Something to think about kids.
