There are many strategies used to oppress people. For example, sexism is about objectifying women and girls. This is similar to how racism works. Racism allows white people to view people of colour as inhuman, as objects that can be treated in any way. Language, too, is used to assert power over people.
Name calling, for example, is part of the pattern of violence.
Calling women whores denies women's rights to claim their sexual power and the power to control our bodies. It suggests that the rights of poor people are less important than the rights of those who have money. Poor women's rights have always been vulnerable. They are now at risk even more with the dismantling of the welfare state. Women living in poverty do not have enough to afford adequate housing, food and clothing.