WHORE

If we're going to go with definitions though, not all providers can be a true courtesan. Originally Posted by MsElena

But would not a gal appreciate being treated in that fashion, regardless?

You guys are awesome, I stold this topic from another state and wondered what the ladies and gents thought of the word.

I think the word is degrading. I choose the lady. I spend my time and money with her. Why would I want to degrade her? I want our time together to be enjoyable for both.

Agreed.

I do not use the word. To me, it's degrading, much like use of the "N" word.

I agree...it has a negative and degrading connotation in my opinion...

Whore is a degrading word to me and there's no need for degradation of a provider unless it's a roleplay that's been agreed on. Slutty seems a much nicer word than whore. Where's George Carlin when you need him?

I hate the word and the representation that it might have of many of the nice ladies I have met on this board. I will not use it in describing or discussing those that I respect. Originally Posted by Dawg

Hate the word if you please, but it is only a word! The difference is not what a word means, but what it has grown to imply: the denotation of a word vs. the connotation of a word. The implication that a word carries can change greatly in a short time.

For example:
Gay no longer is taken to mean happy, as you can still see in movies from the 40's and 50's. The word has been hijacked by the homosexual/lesbian etc. community for the word that originally meant strange or different, queer, because that word became hated.

The word nigar, meaning black became nigger in English to mean black and was widely used into the 50's and 60's when that word became hated to the point; today is is socially unacceptable to even write or utter the word that was used as a common part of speech in the early 1900's. Today, there are those who think that the works of Mark Twain should have the word stricken from his works.

Whenever you get hung up on a word realize that words are used to express out thoughts. The more words one knows, the better one is able to formulate his (one's) thoughts.

The word man, or his has also changed to the point that it now represent's gender in some people's mind instead of a person, even though nouns in English do not have gender (thank you so much). Unlike French where a pencil is feminine and pen is masculine. In German the changes in the noun modifier drove me crazy: die, der, dem, den etc.: all for the word "the".

Whether one uses the word provider, mistress, hooker or whore; the question is not the word but the implication of the word - if the literal meaning (denotates) is the same. Does the word provider seem more refined? If so, why? Is the connotative meaning different from the specific meaning?

But then, I am discussing what goes on in our own thought process vs. the emotional implication of the words we use.

I discussed this months ago in a previous post. The precise meanings of words is measured every day in my writings to be sure the meaning is clearly understood in the way it was intended. Avoiding words with implied meanings helps to avoid confusion or an unfavorable reception when no offense was intended.

The implications we associate with the word provider, or whore, is not the same as the precise meaning for the word. Not because the literal meaning is different, but because the implied meaning is different. We have intentionally made it so.

So can we all be gay about that?

JR

Several posts on the subject in this threAD...


http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=819322&highlight=

It's one of those words I generally don't use unless I am referring myself, or am using it in an obviously over the top way to be ridiculous.

Such as I was out whoring myself at the strip club and made a whole dollar. Best night in years.

But would not a gal appreciate being treated in that fashion, regardless? Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

But of course darlin'.

Depends How it's said. I'd prefer a different choice of word. Unless it's in the bedroom: spank me and call me a dirty little whore. I might like it. Then again, you might be walking down the road at 4AM lol

From Winston Churchill:

“Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... "
Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?"
Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price”


From the Movie "Roadhouse"

"Steve: Being called a cocksucker isn't personal?
Dalton: No. It's two nouns combined to elicit a prescribed response.
Steve: What if somebody calls my mama a whore?
Dalton: Is she?"

Why let the words someone else uses define you. Websters dictionary has many definitions:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whore

But in the end, words are just that, words. It is how you define yourself that matters.

I've been called a he-whore....is that bad? Lol

I general use, terrible word that shouldn't be used in any common parlance.

As for dirty talk. . In my experience, during the actual act, a woman may have a name she likes to be called. For some it's "Slut", for some it's "Cunt", for some it's "Whore". I always ask ahead of time if they like dirty talk and if there is a name they like, I may try a couple to gauge reactions. I've had some women get very engaged when called "pretty whore".