Tarts?

I am rather partial to Shakespeare's "irksome strumpet". As for men – I don't think either philanderer or libertine, which sounds really seedy, is at all complimentary.

Oh, helshea hasn't got any motive.

I just wondered where she is?

Come back helshea!

I don't mind - as long as the threads are interesting I don't care what her/his motive is.

Where does that helshea keeping popping off to? She starts these threads and then............

off she goes!!

'Slag' is the derogatory word of choice for many young people. Perhaps 'stud' means a promiscuous young man, but to most people that is more complimentary than otherwise.
Double standards are alive and well. The pressure on girls to 'give out' is immense - my two GDs both started 'going steady' with one boy from the time they were 15 because if they had gone out with a succession of boys they would have been considered 'easy'.
Life was so much easier when I was a teenager in the 50's. Fear of pregnancy and of getting a 'reputation' in my small town kept me virginal until I was engaged - I had dates with dozens of boys before I met my ex-husband and all but one accepted that I just was not 'that kind of girl'. The exception told me honestly that he was looking for sex so he wouldn't be taking me out any more.

The fifties called. They want their attitudes back. (I got that off Mumsnet, good innit?)

Is tart a bit of a northern expression, slapper seem a more popular word down here

Well, somebody has to! Now, go and try my trick, please!

I'm sure his mother loves him

I think some of his comments are more "foot in mouth" than "tongue in cheek".

As if! But his tongue in cheek humour does make me smirk sometimes.

Nothing, honest... if he happens to be your fantasy man, helshea who are we to criticise

What's wrong with Jeremy Clarkson?

phoenix

Phoenix definitely!

I know, I know! It's "Jeremy Clarkson", I'm right, aren't I?!

And that is insulting because it is usually applied to women. Like calling a man a girl, a big girl's blouse, an old woman etc etc. All insults.

After all, what is the very worst thing you can call someone in this country...

Del calls Rodney a tart amoungst other things.

Would the collective noun for a tart be ...a jam of tarts

I think that is a very good definition Gally

Snap Gally.

I would have thought this is a good definition: 'A nubile young temptress, who dresses teasingly and provocatively.' Some definitions that I looked up were a bit extreme for the word 'tart.' I can't help but think sexist terms to describe women, such as slut, whore etc, with no similar words to describe men are derogatory to women. I avoid using them, but would have thought tart was not in the same boat.

I have mentioned on GN before that I brought my children up to not use words that put women down. It was never okay in our home to use belittling words to describe women.

Definition of tart is 'A nubile young temptress who dresses teasingly and provocatively'

Is it not though, a sexist word and a sexist judgement?