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Lone_Star_Dem

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24. That's what civil law is for.

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 11:27 PM

Mar 2012

I don't know if you're familiar with this application of the language, but this one is a good example of reclaiming the verbiage.

Slut walks against rape.

http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2011/08/04/slut-walk-feminists-fight-back-against-rape/

This usage needs to be legal since it does make one hell of a point.

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Should it be against the law to call a woman a slut when she's not? [View all] Zalatix Mar 2012 OP

It is - not a crime, necessarily, but a tort. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #1

Limbaugh also accused her of prostitution Warpy Mar 2012 #14

I don't think soliciting porn for the internet is legal either. Although given how much porn is Booster Mar 2012 #32

I hope she sues him right back to his grandpappy's baby shoes. Zalatix Mar 2012 #33

Let's say it is against civil law, but not against a criminal law. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #23

No Frances Mar 2012 #2

I agree -- What you said is the real issue: Raine1967 Mar 2012 #31

No. Just no. MrSlayer Mar 2012 #3

Years ago we used to have laws against slander. Cleita Mar 2012 #4

Lawsuits, YES!!! We can absolutely agree on that. Zalatix Mar 2012 #7

This has not changed; you can still sue for defamation The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #8

No. But consequences should be expected. nolabear Mar 2012 #5

Apparently, it is in Florida Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #6

My bad. I misread the story. My previous edit is in error. Gore1FL Mar 2012 #11

No, it's a misdemeanor, an actual crime that can be punished by fines or imprisonment. Zalatix Mar 2012 #12

I was surprised myself Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #18

It's a throwback to the days when women were "too weak" to defend themselves. Zalatix Mar 2012 #25

Could it be considered hate speech? notadmblnd Mar 2012 #9

Well darn... DURHAM D Mar 2012 #10

No. But she should be allowed to sue you for damages. (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #13

'Crime?' No. elleng Mar 2012 #15

When is a woman EVER a slut? n/t dogknob Mar 2012 #16

No, but if its something that harms someone in their professional life, libel suit should glowing Mar 2012 #17

Publicly, or privately? nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #19

Sometimes. ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #20

Maybe it would be a good idea to just eliminate the use of this word altogether. blue neen Mar 2012 #21

This is a great question for pointing out the nature of the word "slut." enough Mar 2012 #22

+1 "The word itself assumes some people are worthy of respect and some are worthy only of contempt." shcrane71 Mar 2012 #30

That's what civil law is for. Lone_Star_Dem Mar 2012 #24

No. It shouldn't be against the law. bigwillq Mar 2012 #26

Agreed. blue neen Mar 2012 #29

no. absolutely not. bowens43 Mar 2012 #27

It is a tort and not a crime. This is as it should be. kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #28

It should be legal to fire someone when they do it for 9 hours of radio in a row mucifer Mar 2012 #34

No, of course it shouldn't be illegal. slackmaster Mar 2012 #35

I am talking about this. Zalatix Mar 2012 #36

You think a ridiculous, antequated Florida blue law is constitutional? slackmaster Mar 2012 #38

Which is why its particularly stupid for Allred to ask for it to be applied to limpy onenote Mar 2012 #42

No, I am saying it is unconstitutional. Zalatix Mar 2012 #43

Thanks, and please accept my apology slackmaster Mar 2012 #44

No problemo... thanks! Zalatix Mar 2012 #46

for those who don't realize, it is a crime in several jurisdictions onenote Mar 2012 #37

Here's a link to a whole Web site devoted to dumb laws like that slackmaster Mar 2012 #39

"when she's not?" Chorophyll Mar 2012 #40

W. T. F. lapislzi Mar 2012 #41

No, there is an existing law making it a crime in Florida. I'm against that kind of law. Zalatix Mar 2012 #45

I was sentenced to 10 years in the slammer Dreamer Tatum Mar 2012 #47

Who gets to determine what "Sexually promiscuous" is? SATIRical Mar 2012 #48

The implication that some women "are sluts" is problematic Recursion Mar 2012 #49