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[cursedcassandra]

My oldest younger sister has taken to calling the youngest sister "slut."

This is a problem.

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[arcanum-dogma.livejournal.com]

hopefully she's not earning the name.

[cursedcassandra.livejournal.com]

I'm not really worried about Kara sleeping around. That's not really an issue for either of the girls--my parents have a knack for raising rather naive and innocent kids. None of my brothers or I drank, did drugs, or had sex (per se or actual) while we were in high school--I suspect the girls will follow suit. It seems to be shaping up that way.

As for the word "slut." Susan tells me it's used to described "girly girls" and has no sexual connotation. She told me that I was being old fashioned and that she didn't mean it as a bad thing. I explained what the term actually meant for most people and what a fucked up double standard it implies.

That's what bothers me the most--the history of the word slut and the implication that women can be judged and condemned for their sexual choices while men are not subject to the same scrutiny or slur. It frustrates me that this has crept into my sister's vocabulary. Nevermind the confusion it might create regarding Kara's reputation, for what that's worth.

Either way, I told my mother what Susan's been up to and it's apparently not okay with her either. Hopefully it stops.

[lucid-whisper.livejournal.com]

Yikes ~ that's not very nice. :(