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No, it doesn't really affect me or my life. And I have been called a slut in a judgemental and derogatory way.
What I don't understand is resistance to changing the way we judge women for their sexual behavior. You say you like sluts and that's great, but let's get real and admit that women are usually labeled as such in a way that says "this person is of a lower character than me" as if they were a thief or a liar.
I don't purport trying to strike the word from our vocabulary. That's not realistic. It just irks me that we're so quick to fall back on these tired, old ideas about women. And it's different from the manwhore thing. A man doesn't get that label until he's exhibited behavior that seems to warrant it. A woman can garner the label slut simply for the clothes she walks out of the house in or the way she acts. It's just stupid. It's gossipy and I don't see anything wrong with encouraging people to get past it.
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