The Meaning Of The Word Slut

Views on whether a person is a whore or not range from having slept with multiple people to being an actual prostitute. Traditionally the word "whore" was simply defined as a prostitute. However, that definition is only geared toward women. If it is used toward a man it means he is only using the services of a prostitute not being one. Seldom do you hear a man being called a whore, but if by chance a man is called a whore it’s most likely in a joking manner said between a group of friends. This clearly insinuates that the use of the word whore is only meant to be derogatory towards women, because according to society, it's far more tolerable for a man to sleep with as many women as he can, but should a woman attempt to do the same she would

What is even stranger is that women fully enforce this sexual double standard. Over 99% of woman agree that women enjoy sex as much as men do, yet when asked to describe a woman who has had many sexual partners, over 59% percent of women used words that fell under the negatively connotative ‘Promiscuous’ category, using words like “slut,” “cheap,” “loose,” “whore,” “easy,” and “dirty.” Twelve percent of women even used words that would suggest that sexually liberal woman are psychologically damaged, using words like “insecure,” “lonely,” “desperate,” “needy,” and ‘unfulfilled.” Only 8% of women tagged a sexually liberal woman in the more positive category of “sexually focused,” the respondents feeling that “these women were uncommitted and focused on sex rather than the relationship” (Milhausen and Herold). In addition, “Women were more likely to discourage a female friend from dating a highly experienced male that a male friend from dating a highly experienced female” (Milhausen and Herold). This fact furthers the case for women’s involvement in maintaining the double standard. In a one study researchers found that “Women will endorse a sexual double standard in which women are judged more

This story is a double edge sword; the idea of a female having multiple partners is exciting. Society is scared of the idea of being promiscuous is not "proper" for a woman. Before I read the story guys in the class where saying what a whore the narrator was and mentioning how many places she was having sex. Personally that makes me laugh most men don't even ask how many partners a woman has had. I have even known guys to say they liked experienced women. However a girl this young having that much sex is extreme. An adult female who has multiple partners isn't surprising; many single women in the quest for love end up in all of the wrong bed sheets. From a teenage girls perspective that is open minded I think the narrator should be more discrete about her sex life.

The theory being tested in the article is that women participate in slut shaming as a way for them to distance or separate themselves from other women. The reason they separate themselves is a way for women to categorize other women into different statuses and a way for themselves to maintain their own status. The status classes women are categorized in are linked to the social class they are a part of. Slut shaming among women is not necessarily based on their sexual acts, but of the way they act as a woman. The theory also states that slut shaming is also a result of male dominance and female submission. The slut label was created by men due to a double standard created by society. The double standard is that men are expected to act upon their sexual desires regardless of being in a relationship or having any emotional connection with the person they’re engaging that sexual act with all while women are only allowed to participate in sexual activities if they are in a loving and committed relationship. However, if

sexual intercourse, ‘Easy A’ is a better bet- teaching people a lesson about slut shaming and rape culture in its own right.

Later: a bold or impudent woman; a hussy; spec. a prostitute. Also in extended use.” Therefore, the comparison shows that Swift portrays Celia as just a woman (human) or worse, a prostitute.” Montagu also used this word in her poem, showing the bias meaning of the word and its obvious connection to the word ‘queen’. “I’ll be revenged, you saucy quean.” (l. 84)

The word “Slut” is seen everywhere at a Slutwalk. People walk around and call one another a slut. Women and men are holding signs with phrases that say things like “Sluts are cool. -Jesus” or “Were taking ‘slut’ back.” People paint their bodies with the word or wear clothing with the word on display.

Rape is a very big word. Now a days the word “rape” is thrown around way too lightly now a days. When you think of rape what

Throngs of activists, the bulk of them female, will parade down the streets of Downtown Los Angeles next week. Scantly clad women will conceal their faces with cardboard cut outs inscribed with words like “slut” or “whore”. The signs that they hold up in protest will read “still not asking for it.” It’s called SlutWalk.

In the article Good Girls'': Gender, Social Class, and Slut Discourse on Campus sociologists Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton conducted a research at a Midwestern university in order to better understand the use of slut discourse between woman. Slut shaming is the act of criticizing a woman for her real or presumed sexual activity. It also includes criticizing her for behaving in ways that are associated with her real or presumed sexual activity. Slut shaming exists within a society because of the society sexual double standards. Traditionally men are encouraged by society to engage in sexual promiscuity but women are forbidden in engaging in sexual promiscuity. If a woman dares to engage in any behavior that could be interpreted as sexually promiscuous then she is branded as a slut or a whore.

The issue that the authors address is trying to find an explanation and understanding of why women actively participate in slut shaming.

Society celebrates when a man has sex for the first time and pushes them to continue, but harshly critiques women who fall on either end of the binary. When a woman chooses to wait to be intimate, she’s labeled as childish or a prude, but if she speaks too confidently of her sexual feelings she’s seen as impure. Angi Becker Stevens addresses this discrepancy between men and women’s sexuality, as well as infidelity, in her article Should Feminists Be Critical of Compulsory Monogamy? by critiquing how the act of a male engaging in cheating is viewed as more acceptable by society than a female participating in similar acts. She explains, “When men break the bonds of monogamy, they are seen as giving in to their base, masculine nature. But when women commit infidelity, they are viewed as not only betraying a partner, but betraying their virtuous, sexually pure gender role as well”. Stevens would critique this fraternity boy’s picture by first deconstructing the caption. The idea of leaving “with everything except her dignity” could carry the implication that the girl is lacking loyalty and cheated on her significant other, or the suggestion that her purity and reputation have been

In the fourth session, Kristen Keen talks about gendered language choices and how they affect how people relate in the society. Power based violence and the tendency of blaming victims has been on the rise in the society. The theme of the session is “She’s such a slut! Analyzing our gendered language choices and their impact”. Kristen Keen agrees that there is an increasing gendered language that has both negative and positive connotations and can either have positive or negative effects on how people relate.

However, when a woman is known to obtain multiple sexual partners, her reputation is tarnished and is seen as a harlot. A woman being promiscuous will ruin her name and condemn her to a negative label under the social construct where women

Without going into too much detail the vagina monologues was an event held in COB 102 on Sunday afternoon. The Vagina monologues was talk, for the most part filled with many woman who shared personal stories about their sexuality and experiences. Not to get into to the nitty gritty details of this women’s experiences, but they were stories told by women in some sort of interviewed fashion. The anecdotes/ stories from each woman varied from each woman’s experiences because every woman is different in her own way. These experiences ranged from their first orgasm to reclaiming the word "cunt". The word “cunt” over the years has been changed into this hateful/spiteful word, but woman are now taking it back as a way to change the meaning to a more