STEVE5OO wrote:
One in the same! :wink:
And if you will notice... thats NOT just my definition!
Thanks for giving me the thefreedictionary.com definition. I obviously deduced wrongly that you would have one of your own.
But they're not exactly the same, no. It appears only a woman can be a slut, but either gender can be a lady.
So going by your definition (and that of thefreedictionary.com) a guy can sleep with as many people as he wants and still be considered "nice"?
But taking it a little further and using their definition simply because you feel it's the correct one:
pro·mis·cu·ous Pronunciation (pr-msky-s)
adj.
1. Having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners.
2. Lacking standards of selection; indiscriminate.
3. Casual; random.
4. Consisting of diverse, unrelated parts or individuals; confused: "Throngs promiscuous strew the level green" Alexander Pope.
Allow me to point out "indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners". So if the woman
does discriminate and, say, refuses to sleep with men who have blue eyes. She's put a standard on who she will and won't sleep with. She's discriminating, albeit feebly.
This would also discredit point number 2 in which she lacks standards and selection. Refusing to sleep with blue-eyed men.
She could also discredit point number 3. "Casual and random". She may notice a guy at work that she fancies and works her charms on him to get him into bed with her. She might fancy his brother and pursue him in the same manner. Ditto his friend. Ditto his brother's friend. All the while within the limits of the boundaries as set down by what is considered "promiscuous".
She could also discredit point number 4 for all of the above reasons and also throw in "won't sleep with women regardless of eye colour".
She then becomes very selective. Hence does not fit into the meaning of "promiscuous" and as a result is not considered either a slut or a lady in the thefreedictionary.com definition of what one is.
But wait, there's more:
slov·en·ly Pronunciation (slvn-l)
adj.
1. Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
2. Marked by negligence; slipshod.
If she's neat and tidy, she cannot be deemed 'slovenly'. If she's independant and can take care of herself, she's not marked by negligence.
slat·tern Pronunciation (sltrn)
n.
An untidy, dirty woman.
See above exceptions.
Therefore, a woman can be very selective about the people she chooses to sleep with (and numbers don't even play a part in it) and still not be considered a "slut".
