slut-shaming

Just don’t do it.

Seriously. Like, take my word for it, you’re an arsehole if you condone this.

First of all, a woman should not be condemned for being a sexual being. You shouldn’t be offended by it, because, frankly, it has fuck-all to do with you. The phrase ‘slut’ is thrown about as though it is an insult, as if the idea of a woman having multiple sexual encounters should be rebuked. I googled the synonyms for the word ‘slut’ and wow:’bitch’, ‘whore’, ‘ugly’ and ‘hot’ (quite contradicting, isn’t it?).

Now, this is the part where I bombard you with the very few sociological terms I remember from GCSEs. Women are still considered to be socially unequal to men. It is more socially acceptable for a male to have numerous casual sexual partners than it is for a woman. In fact, it’s a social norm. Apparently, one does not simply have a penis and not use it at every opportunity possible, it’s what comes with their masculinity, but woman are punished by society if they act the same way. I find it so frustrating that after decades of fighting for our rights, what we’re able to do and not do is still limited, especially in comparison to a male.

Oh, and what’s even more aggravating? That a female doesn’t even necessarily need to have sex to be called a slut. Not at all. That’s the great thing about that word, it’s versatile. It can also be used to describe the way that you dress and how you act and if you’re a bad person. Showing a bit of leg? Slut. Being a bit bitchy? Slut. Dancing in a provocative manner? Slut. Low-cut top? Well then, you definitely have had more than one sexual partner in your life time. Most females feel the need to make a conscience decision to hide the areas of their body that are considered to be sexual by society. Okay, true story, I once spent a lengthy amount of time trying to convince a male that the breasts are indeed not a sexual organ.

Back to slut-shaming.

Slut shaming needs to crawl off into a small corner somewhere and die. The end.