Re:Drone hits British Airways plane approaching Heathrow Air...
by MichaelGG on Sunday April 17, 2016 @06:10PM
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Isn't "whore" gender neutral?
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Re:Drone hits British Airways plane approaching Heathrow Air...
by threeseed on Sunday April 17, 2016 @07:30PM
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No. Hence the term "man whore" was invented as the male equivalent. Plus you can always get a good idea of how regular young people define a term:
Re:Drone hits British Airways plane approaching Heathrow Air...
by transman on Sunday April 17, 2016 @07:00PM
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I'm old enough that when I learned what "whore" meant it was only in reference to a female prostitute. "Gigolo" was the term for a male who had sex for money, but it's never had the same negative connotation as whore.
Re:Drone hits British Airways plane approaching Heathrow Air...
by PhasmaFelis on Sunday April 17, 2016 @06:53PM
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Sort of. You might see a headline that says "CONGRESSMAN CAUGHT WITH MALE PROSTITUTE", but never "CONGRESSMAN CAUGHT WITH FEMALE PROSTITUTE"--it's one of those concepts that is understood to be female by default.
Re:Drone hits British Airways plane approaching Heathrow Air...
by jspiral on Sunday April 17, 2016 @11:07PM
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I'm trying to think which gender i'd guess if I read: CONGRESSWOMAN CAUGHT WITH PROSTITUTE.
I honestly think i'd guess male prostitute.