I do think indiscriminate and "a lot" in general run together - presumably it's pretty hard to have sex with 100 people and be discriminating?
Yeah, this. I actually think "slut" implies a lack of choosiness more than a lot of sex partners.
Xander: Am I right, Giles? Giles: I'm almost certain you're not. Though, to be fair, I haven't been
listening.
'Sleeper'
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Jessica - Apr 28, 2011 7:12:53 am PDT #5719 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tom Scola - Apr 28, 2011 7:14:33 am PDT #5720 of 30001
hwæt
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2011 7:16:28 am PDT #5721 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Although I have usually seen slut applied to women, I don't think I've encountered (or not notably) "male slut" or similar modifiers. It's just not used to refer to men as much in my experience.
I actually think "slut" implies a lack of choosiness more than a lot of sex partners.
That's pretty much where I am with it, but having read a recent article, some people were just referring to quantity.
And, yeah, I might be a slut for sleeping with the right guy if I sleep with him after only knowing him for ten minutes, and perfectly cromulent if I wait until the third date or whatever.
Jesse - Apr 28, 2011 7:26:42 am PDT #5722 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
When I think about reclaiming, I prefer the adjective, not the noun -- sleeping with a guy after knowing him for ten minutes might be slutty, but it doesn't make you A Slut. I guess. Especially if it's a numbers game -- maybe you only have sex every five years, but each time it's with someone you just met.
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2011 7:28:39 am PDT #5723 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
maybe you only have sex every five years, but each time it's with someone you just met.
No, I think I'm still a slut.
Oh, god, my head hurts and I just want to expire.
Jesse - Apr 28, 2011 7:37:29 am PDT #5724 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That one-book store is super cute, and obviously successful!
Also, I love sluts. Also slots, which is what I typed the first time....
msbelle - Apr 28, 2011 7:38:55 am PDT #5725 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think I would only use the term slut for someone who tries to sleep with attached people or just throws themselves at people constantly.
-t - Apr 28, 2011 7:41:05 am PDT #5726 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Huh. I kind of forgot that slut was a pejorative. It's just sort of free-lovey, yay!sex in my head.
Such a bubble I live in.
meara - Apr 28, 2011 7:49:31 am PDT #5727 of 30001
Heh. I'm reminded of the last drag conference--someone had the idea to buy those shiny stars, and declared green was if you were open to anything, yellow (gold) if you were limited/could only make out, and red if you were in a relationship. My friend Dana and I were like "but what about the silver stars?" (the only color left after that, but not assigned a status). We decided the silver stars were the slutty stars, and many people glommed on to that idea.
sumi - Apr 28, 2011 7:49:41 am PDT #5728 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!