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What is a whore | definition
Whore is a person who uses sexuality and/or engages in sex acts for money or favors.
Because powerful women were often seen to be threat for the ruling class.
What is the difference between a whore and slut?
The major difference between a whore and a slut is that, a whore wants sex foremost for financial gain and the pleasure is secondary.
Slut on the other hand wants sex for pleasure and fun, without regard for financial gain. Sluts usually have high sex drives and enjoy sex often, usually with multiple people and many times a day.
So, a whore is similar to a slut, in the fact she's available for sex with just about anyone who she deems worthy.
If you approach a woman for sex and she tells you how much it will cost she's a whore, and if you approach a woman and ask for sex and she's ready to get naked she's a slut.
In short, a whore is a slut in "business mode".
Why many powerful women has been called to be whores?
Because powerful women were often seen to be threat for the ruling class.
Many historical and famous women in power have been called a whore to take away their power and influence. Like Marie Antoinette was called the Austrian Whore. Elizabeth I was called the English Whore and Joan of Arc was called the French Whore.
So in the past, calling woman a whore was a low way try to ruin her image and influence.
From holy whore to unholy
One of the most famous sacred whores was a woman named Shamhat. Shamhat was a sacred prostitute who played major role in Epic of Gilgamesh bringing and taming the wild man Enkidu into contact with civilization.
Shamhat was a sacred temple prostitute (analogous to the Akkadian harimtu). In the saga of Gilgamesh, Shamhat was asked to use her attractiveness to tempt Enkidu from the wild and 'wildness', civilizing him through continued sacred love-making.
Being a whore can be empowering, educational and highly profitable.
Being a whore can be empowering in a number of ways. For many, it allows them to take control of their own sexuality and to make decisions about their body and their work that are based on their own values and preferences. It can also provide a sense of financial independence and agency, as well as a platform for self-expression. Additionally, it can be a way to challenge traditional stereotypes, as well as a form of activism against sex-based discrimination. Finally, it can be a source of empowerment for marginalized and disadvantaged communities, as it can provide a source of income and a way to express their identities.
30 empowering synonyms for whore
List of whore synonyms that can considered to be positive.
Amorosa
Bitch
Brass
Bona-roba
Business girl
Coquette
Courtesan
Cyprian
Doxy
Escort
Fancy woman
Fille De Joie girl of pleasure (French)
Floozy
Grisette pretty and flirtatious young woman making part-time prostitution to earn extra money.
Heatera
Hoe
Hustler
Jade
Jezebel
Khanki
Lady of the evening
Light woman
Minx
Paphian
Prozzie
Qedesha
Scarlet
Seductress
Sporting lady
Woo
