• Grail (capitalised)@aussie.zoneOP
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    It used to mean a woman who has sex with lots of people, and it was derogatory. You’d call a woman a slut to shame her, because old people hated sex.

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        It used to be. Politeness is a social construct and changes over time. I could name all sorts of horrible things that used to be polite. And even today it’s polite to casually talk about paying for a dead body to be cooked at a restaurant.

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          Although the ultimate origin of the word slut is unknown, it first appeared in Middle English in 1402 as slutte (AHD), with the meaning of ‘dirty, untidy, or slovenly woman’.

          It’s never been polite. Not sure what you mean.

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          I miss the old times. Not because of horrible things that are normalized now, but because we had believable bait back then

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          What horrible thing used to be polite? Kindly telling someone they’re a slut?

          (honest question, by the way)

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          The fuck are you talking about? It was always used as an insult. Just because more people were willing to call people slits doesn’t mean it was actually acceptable in actual polite company.

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      You aren’t making any sense here. It’s still not good to call someone that unless it’s a friend or whoever that understands it’s joking or if it’s involving a kink both adults share in.