Quote: (01-18-2017 03:56 PM)RatInTheWoods Wrote:
Slut for men means a woman who has sex easily and without emotional investment
This is a perfectly succinct answer.
The label "slut" holds a negative connotation because it brings about the notion that the woman in question has little-to-no standards for mate selection, and furthermore that she is untrustworthy as a mate or even as a person because she is willing to give it up easily to other men. Men value sexual restraint and faithfulness of a woman - to be the opposite of that is to be of lower value.
The "double standard" argument that feminists, anti-slut-shamers, and self-conscious loose women make is a poor one because of the unbalanced sexual dynamics between men and women. It is very easy for women to acquire sex. It is far more difficult for men to acquire sex. Because of this dynamic, being able to get sex for a man holds a higher social value than a woman being able to get sex.
This is where the lock/key analogy comes into play. A key that opens many locks is a master key (men), but a lock that can be opened by many keys is a poor lock (women).
This is not to say sluts are "bad" - sluts are actually great if you want to have easy, low-investment, NSA sex. Thats exactly what sluts are good for. Sluts are just regarded as poor choices for long-term mates because of the low probability of them to remain dedicated and faithful to one man.