Slut

What does the word “slut” mean to you as a person? How do you feel about the word slut? Is it right for people to call females a slut? Is the word “slut” a major issue in our society? For my assignment in English Comp. 1 class, I am doing a research on the word “slut.” People use the word slut for many reasons. The reason why is because they judge women by their appearance, how the way they act, to manipulate them, and by how many times they had sex with other men. According to the Wikipedia

The word slut means many things to many different people. It can simply mean dirty and untidy or it can mean a woman who is promiscuous and dresses in an improper way. The word slut has a negative connotation that is typically used to degrade women. The word slut is just another word to criticize a woman’s sexuality. This word, along with many others, has helped launch a Feminist Movement that works to promote equality and expose the double standard. When a man has many sexual partners he is a stud

No “Slut” for Feminism Recent massive transnational protests named “Slutwalk” have marked a new form of rage from modern women’s right activists, stirring varied societal objections from both men and women towards feminists. From a defiant display of a thousand women dressing in underwear and fishnets storming down the streets of Toronto, to public declarations from well-known feminists stating they will never fight for the right to be called sluts, the re-appropriation of the word “slut” cannot

already on her way to becoming a “slut”. For example, she tells the young girl not to squat while playing marbles and to always walk like a lady. She constantly reminds her daughter that she is “not a boy” in order to fix the way she walks and other improper actions that are believed to win her respect from the community. She scolds her daughter for the way she has started to act because she believes there are only two types of women: those who are respected and “sluts”, and she forbids her daughter

grow and change, words change as well; the term “slut” is no exception. The word that was coined to once define a lazy or untidy lady now refers to a woman that is “unclean” sexually. Of course, there is no other set standard for being a slut; there is no set number of sexual partners, no number of hookups, yet it is still used as one of the biggest insults to women and thrown around to anyone that shows even a hint of provocativeness. Does “slut” need to have the increasingly negative connotation

looking at fellow spectators gaze on this issue and will analyse the points that work in her favour and those that go against it. A Slut walk is a relatively new transitional movement that came about in 2011 after a Police officer named Michael Sanguinetti made a remark whilst giving a talk in a school on health and safety that“ women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised.” This enraged thousands of women and they took action by arranging a march in the streets of Toronto

friends of the opposite sex, it is not uncommon for me to find myself haunted by the stereotypes of society. The word slut is thrown around so casually that definitions range from “a promiscuous woman” to “a woman with the morals of a man” (Sally; “Slut”). Such definitions are often misinterpreted and morphed to fit different people. I find that my creepy uncle would deem a slut “a dirty woman with no standards.” Despite the diversity in the definitions, I cannot proclaim a better and indisputable

The Term Slut In today's society, which prides itself in rapid change and acceptance of equality, cruel terms are still constantly being used to categorize people and manipulate them into not being a certain way. It's inexplicably acceptable for horrific words to be used that harm people and are used casually by mass amounts of people all over the world. This is not ok, it’s an issue that needs to be directly addressed. An example of these manipulative derogatory terms? The word ‘Slut’. “Here’s

Slay The term “slay” is “from Middle English slaye, and old English for slean meaning to strike” ( “ Slay Family….”). This word is meant to be described as a violent act that is caused to one’s body, from one’s perspective the word slay can mean torture and beat, to others it can mean outstanding or amazing. This term is passed around so easily that they forgot what the true meaning is. Slay shouldn’t be used so freely for in the old days slaying was taken serious. Today’s society the word slay is

human sexuality, slut-shaming is a form of social stigma applied to people, especially women and girls, who are perceived to violate traditional expectations for sexual behaviors. Some examples of circumstances wherein women are slut-shamed include violating dress code policies by dressing in perceived sexually provocative ways, requesting access to birth control, or when being victim blamed for being raped or otherwise sexually assaulted. Definitions and characteristics Slut-shaming is defined