It seems like the kind of conversation we needn’t still be having in 2017 and yet, here we are.
Last night, on prime time television, a man called a woman a “slut”. On a reality cooking show, no less.
Josh Meeuwissen, the undisputed villain of the latest season of My Kitchen Rules, dropped the word at the dinner table, referring — apparently jokingly — to his fellow competitor Amy Murr.
She wasn’t impressed. In fact, she was visibly upset by the word, as were the several stony-faced women who stared down Broome’s self-appointed “Seafood King” as he chortled into his entree.

Nobody called out the behaviour on air, but Murr told News Corp today, the comment "crossed the line".
"We all know that Josh is a bit of a sh*t-stirrer and likes to get reactions out of people by saying things he probably shouldn’t," she said.
"But that comment was taking it too far. To have him say that was quite upsetting."
Meeuwissen was slammed on social media and has since claimed he had over-stepped the mark after being pushed to play up his scumbag-side for the cameras.
Listen: This is why there's a huge problem with this season of My Kitchen Rules...
But the thing is, manufacturing drama for TV ratings is nothing new, so let's just spike that excuse right now.
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me and my best friend call each other slut constantly...and bitch and skank and sometimes pumpkin tits. We see it as a term of endearment. Maybe this is because we are two sassy homosexuals who are admittedly a bit "slutty". Once he called me a whore which offended me...because I consider myself more of a courtesan (whores need to advertise and honey, I don't need to advertise. I'm strictly word of mouth!).
BUT....that's just between the two of us....I'd never even dream of calling someone else a slut or anything like that unless I know they were in on the joke. Calling someone you barely know a slut is just rude and people should rightly call you out on it!!!
Yeah well then maybe you should come up with a new term other than "slut shaming".