[ree-Xi]

In my opinion, any word that puts down women as a gender is offensive.

Would you want someone to call your mom, baby sister or anyone else you care about a "sorostitute" or any similar word?

I do not understand calling other women, especially in jest, a "ho", " whore", "bitch", etc. I know that it's become relatively common nomenclature among teens and 20-somethings, but it's not something that you can use in polite company or in the general public; ie. classes, at work, out loud at a restaurant or store, etc.

Women as a whole have worked too hard to earn equality - politically (the right to vote, own land), economically (equality in lending, paychecks), in careers (glass ceiling), education (hence the founding of many sororities and women's fraternities), healthcare (did you know that most FDA testing and general diagnostics are performed without gender specification?) - than to embarass and degrade each other, or accept the same from men.

It may be "cool" to use such terminology or allow others to lable you as such, but think about what it's really doing. It's debasing you to the level of nothing more than a sexual object. There isn't anything cool or funny about that. And if you think that words are just words, remember that the pen is mightier than the sword.