Latin language lapse

Q: There are many words for sexually active women, such as slut, whore, or tart. What are the equivalent words for men?

A: You've picked up on a rather hypocritical English language deficiency here, one which often bothers women in Western cultures.

There are very few words to describe promiscuous men with negative connotations.

However, while this is a language problem shared by most Latin-based dialects, it does not apply to most other languages. Here are a few examples:

• The Arabic "Ackkharr bashdikkhar", which means, "he who sharpens his sword and uses it to slice many ovaries."
• The Hebrew word "Manditara-hassar", which translates to, "he who is likely to, and fully deserves to, have his penis rot off from AIDS or Syphillis."
• The Cantonese word "Dik wok dong willy dik-dok", which means "a man who would enjoy rape, paedophilia and necrophilia if his partner were unwilling, underage, or dead."

However, sexual liberation should be viewed as a positive thing, and instead of adding negative words for sexually promiscuous men, perhaps we should endeavour to endear words such as slut, tart and whore with positive connotations. We can do this in our own lives by simply beginning to use the words in positive light.

Maybe call your mum and greet her with a simple, "Hey slut, what's going down?". Visit your grandma in the nursing home, don a wide grin, and repeatedly refer to her as a massive hoe in front of staff and friends. Or even help promote your favourite female government representative by putting up sign that proclaims her as "the smartest old tart in politics."

Initially, such language usage would probably be frowned upon, but if you manage to avoid injury and jail-time, you'll be furthering the noble cause to unbias the English language permanently.