When I first saw this blog post, it had me wondering what exactly was slut-shaming? It was a term that I hadn't exactly heard before. According to the article, slut shaming is the idea of shaming and/or attacking a woman or a girl for being sexual or having one or more sexual partners. It is also labeled as an "out of control, trampy female" who is "not worth knowing or caring about." This got me thinking about how often on campus you hear guys and girls call other girls sluts or whores. People have started saying this so much that we don't really think about the effects of calling someone a slut, unless someone calls yourself one. People seem to think so lightly of such a negative word. The article also mentioned the double standard of men being called a "man slut." If you call a guy a slut, it has a completely different meaning. According to Urban Dictionary, a male slut is "one who prowls a regular bar route to lure coyote ugly women home for selfish reasons." It is not nearly as negative as when a girl is considered a slut. In the "Constructing Masculinity" article, this got me thinking how John Money says it is better to be an imperfect female rather than an imperfect male. Money believed that females are born imperfect and nothing can change that. The definition of a women slut compared to a male slut seemed to make this statement true. As a society, we are socially accepting this degradation to be allowed towards women.
http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/what-is-slut-shaming/
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