• Grail (capitalised)@aussie.zoneOP
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      4 months ago

      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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        4 months ago

        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.

      • rockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.ee
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        4 months ago

        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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        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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        4 months ago

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

        (honest question, by the way)