LADIES' MAN vs. SLUT

Joseph Appel

 

Nowhere is the double standard between men and women more evident than in the words for sexual promiscuity. The words for men are near complimentary, while the words for women are cruel and degrading. The many words for men and the few for women re-enforce this disparity.

 

Men                                  Women

Ladies' man                      Slut

Don Juan                          Whore

Rogue                               Easy

Cad                                   Promiscuous

Roue

Lady killer

Lothario

Casanova

Philanderer

Playboy

Player

Womanizer

Gigolo

Skirt chaser

Lover boy

Romeo 

Playing the field

Sewing his wild oats

Not ready to settle down