Virgin-Shaming
We need to put an end to this…
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IF YOU’VE GOT IT, DON’T BE AFRAID TO FLAUNT IT
The stares, eyes rolling and snickered whispering. We keep walking as if nothing’s wrong. As if we’re not being completely victimized from head to toe. Crop tops, short skirts, booty shorts…any women who dares to wear this type of clothing is considered a slut, a whore, she’s a HOE. I LOVE clothes. Styling different things […]
Read More IF YOU’VE GOT IT, DON’T BE AFRAID TO FLAUNT ITSlutWalk to End Victim Blaming!
*TRIGGER WARNING: TOPIC OF SEXUAL ASSAULT/SLUT SHAMING* How do you define a slut? But really though. What amount of sexual promiscuity, revealing clothing and flirtatious dancing equates the term slut? As I’ve grown as a person I’ve realized that this term cannot be operationalized. If you’re going to call one woman a slut, you may as well call […]
Read More SlutWalk to End Victim Blaming!Sluts on Halloween: The Virgin-Whore Dichotomy
Virgin-whore dichotomy: It’s an old, run-of-the-mill, jargon-y term used quite frequently among feminists with intense lexicons. It’s defined pretty well in Stephanie Stroud’s post on cultural stereotypes on Miss Representation: “The virgin-whore dichotomy…details that women fit neatly into the role of either an innocent, passive, selfless good girl or a hedonistic, morally-void, sensual bad girl. Unsurprisingly, these roles do […]
Read More Sluts on Halloween: The Virgin-Whore DichotomyWhat’s Your Number?
No, I don’t mean your ten-digit phone number. I mean that one or two-digit number (or three; unlikely, but uh, do ya thang, honey) that is an entitlement for men, and a damnation for women. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I’m talking about the number of people you’ve slept with. Had sex with. The number that makes […]
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