The term “hooker” existed long before anyone called sex “hooking up.”
People used “hooking” itself as a verb to describe a woman having sex for money.
I don’t know if I’d call it a “slur,” per se, but it’s definitely derogatory, and has gone out of parlance in favor of more neutral terms like “sex worker.”
Doesn’t hooker also mean sex worker? As in the person who does hookups.
English is not my first language but I never thought it was a slur, I don’t think it is.
A hooker is a subset of sex workers. You wouldn’t call someone that makes most of their money on OnlyFans a hooker, but they are sex workers
That’s not where the word originates.
The term “hooker” existed long before anyone called sex “hooking up.”
People used “hooking” itself as a verb to describe a woman having sex for money.
I don’t know if I’d call it a “slur,” per se, but it’s definitely derogatory, and has gone out of parlance in favor of more neutral terms like “sex worker.”
Because everyone deserves basic respect.
I’d call it a minor slur in English. More polite than “whor e” and less than “prostitute”
oh i always thought it was one of the more respectful ones
good thing I never used it irl before, I generally say sex worker
Can’t go wrong with that one. Respectful, accurate and class-conscious