Men are sluts

[piercehawkeye45]

Aliantha, I am just telling you what I have seen society react to situations. I did not, at least mean too, add any personal opinion on the matter.

I truly do not believe that women has to promiscuous to have an STD or become pregnant but I have seen society act differently and if you reread my post again with that in mind, hopefully you can see that I tried to write it as unbiasly as possible.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Pie

It all comes back to the "baby daddy" question -- biologically & culturally, men don't want to be investing in raising a child that isn't theirs.

Back in "the good old days", the one way to insure that the baby was yours is to make it damn expensive (in terms of cultural capital) for the woman to play around. Doesn't matter if he plays around; any result is not his problem.

Today, we claim to be high-minded and egalitarian, but the veneer is awful thin. We do (overtly) look down on women who have children by a large number of men. We look askance at women who only sleep with them, and don't procreate.

Religion only served as a codification of the views imposed by biology.

I would only look down on women who had multipul partners babies because they were stupid enough not to use some kind of birthcontrol, not because they had numerous partners.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

This can also assume that she may have sexually transmitted diseases. If a women who has sex once get an STD, she will instantly be labeled sluttier than a women who has sex 50 times but has never got an STD.

That is the problem. The man is actually the slut or the woman who had sex one time would never have gotten an STD. I don't beleive people in todays time think that a woman who has gotten an STD is a slut.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I don't beleive people in todays time think that a woman who has gotten an STD is a slut.

I have seen differently but it could be where we were raised and the age difference.

[Aliantha]

Statistically, 1 in 8 adults have herpes.

Anyone want to put their hand up and own up?

If not, why do you think that is?

[bluecuracao]

I thought I've read that someone can have herpes, but not show symptoms--for how long, I don't know. Years, maybe?

[Aliantha]

That's true blue. It's also totally controllable even if you do have symptoms, and yet it's a virus with a huge stigma.

It has none of the glamour that aids and hiv do and yet it's something you're stuck with for life.

Why are std's viewed with such distaste? Why do they seem so dirty?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

I have seen differently but it could be where we were raised and the age difference.

I could be. I think the differences are more related to an individuals upbringing and how they are taught to view sex, premarital sex, among other things.