Calling a woman a skank, tramp, bitch, whore, stripper is still misogyny

[hamsterjill]

63. Thank you for the reminder that it IS 2017.

I haven't forgotten the time frame.

I'm not sure why you referenced something about the number of sexual partners a woman may or may not have had. That point is not relevant to my post.

Here's a scenario that is playing out in my own circle of colleagues. I am not directly related to any of the parties that I describe.

A younger woman recently divorced her older, wealthy husband. She didn't get much in the divorce settlement.

She then almost immediately started flirting with yet another older, married gentleman who she knew was lonely and did not have a loving relationship with his then-wife. This gentleman is quite wealthy.

This young woman succeeded in getting the man to divorce his wife, and then she became involved with him romantically. They married. She has now succeeded in interjecting herself into his business affairs and stands to benefit greatly once the older gentleman passes away. She is not working in the businesses. She is rather getting him to sign legal documents that make her the beneficiary of the profits of the businesses. She has succeeded in getting the gentleman to alienate his grown children - something the gentleman laments about having happened.

The woman openly tells her friends what she is doing and that she does not love the gentleman. She is open about being solely after his money. She doesn't tell the gentleman, of course, but she tells others.

Her efforts, her actions, her determination have all been with the intended result of getting his money so that she does not have to work or worry about her future. She will be taking the inheritance away from his grown children, and she has no remorse or concern about doing that. She isn't working for his money. She is taking advantage of his romantic interest in her.

He is clueless. He thinks she loves him. And he's been willing to give up most of his friends, family and acquaintances for her because she can be more successful with him if he doesn't have others around him, and she's found reason for him to disassociate with anyone who might speak of what she's doing. His children are sad to see their father being taken advantage of, but they've not been able to convince him of what she is actually doing. His health has started to decline.

What term may I use in 2017 to describe this woman that is politically correct in your view?

For me, skank fits the definition. I would feel the same were it a man trying to take advantage of the romantic feelings of a woman. It is not the gender. It is the action. It is deliberate action on her part with an intended outcome that is less than honorable in my opinion. I don't think it's right for her to be taking advantage of an elderly, compassionate gentleman just because she can. Surely, the man has some responsibility in this, but I'm not sure he actually understands what is happening. He's quite naïve.

I am entitled to have that opinion of her if I choose. People form opinions of other people based on actions. As a woman myself, I will not give her some pass based on the fact that SHE is a woman, too. To "skank" is to "deceive"; therefore, the term fits in this scenario.