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Words with Elise: "Whore"

It is really hard to trace the etymology of whore—in fact, it seems like nobody can really say for certain where this word comes from.

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As I watch misogyny become sanctified by law, and women's bodily autonomy become restricted and rescinded, I've been wanting to understand all the ways language has been subverted and weaponized against us. Like the word whore, and even the concept. (There really are no words for "loose" men—have you ever heard of satyriasis? I hadn't either. It…

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