The slutty double standard
You know how in life how you have that one friend that you're extremely close with even though you have completely different goals and dreams. You still feel so connected to that person in so many ways even though you may not really be able to see that person all the time but when you do see that friend you talk about your most recent adventures and challenges in their life and yours. You feel each other’s pain and happiness as if it were your own. This friend in my life recently told me that someone called her a slut. She felt ashamed and degraded. I wanted to cry with her. I can’t think of a more humiliating insult. First of all I am going to address a problem in our culture called “slut shaming” the concept women being shamed and dehumanized. Slut shaming is a double standard that is highly noticeable in our society. I see it in the words that come out of my contemporaries, acquaintances or even my friend’s mouths. I see this double standard in an overwhelming amount in our tabloids, blog posts. It is also found in most TV shows, Movies and even song lyrics. One of the earliest definitions of slut is an untidy woman. It has changed and become a sexual slur targeted towards females. This aspect that there are few words as hurtful as insinuating female promiscuity says a lot about our society. (Definition of slut shaming) Slut shaming also known as slutbashing, is the idea of shaming and/or attacking a woman or a girl for being sexual, having one or more sexual partners, acknowledging sexual feelings, and/or acting on sexual feelings. " (From an article in psychology today) Furthermore, it’s about the implication that if a woman has sex in which traditional society disapproves of, she should feel guilty and inferior. It is damaging not only to the girls and women targeted, but to women in general and society as a whole. Terms that imply female promiscuity include: tramp, whore, skank, hoe, and many more that are not appropriate for