I was perusing Facebook today between my classes and came across this lovely gem of a post on a family member’s wall (she and I had a discussion about it later):
http://www.returnofkings.com/16837/24-signs-shes-a-slut
I, for one, am tired of slut shaming. According to that man, I am a giant slut. I’m fine with that. If I’m a slut because I have several tattoos, that is fine with me. If I am a slut because I find a bit of pleasure in swearing at times, then yep, I’m a slut! If I’m a slut because I’m a feminist and I’m pansexual, then so be it. I have “big tits”, so obviously I’m a slut you know; I totally grew these suckers just because I am such a slut. I’m definitely a slut because I like women as well as men (and people who do not conform to the gender binary too!). I go to a known party college, so that for sure makes me a slut. The list goes on and on for me…
I am just tired of the view that women are sluts. We do not have words specifically for men who sleep around. They have to be a “man slut” or variations of such. Clearly you don’t have to sleep around to be labeled a slut either (I don’t, I’m married).
I think we should take the word “slut” back, much like other derogatory words have been taken back. If being a slut means I’m a confident woman who knows what I want and happens to find pleasure in sex, then yep, I’m a slut!
Movements like the Slut Walk are a great, positive step forward, and I hope we can further raise consciousness. It saddens me when women are spreading this hatred about ourselves. Sisterhood is powerful, as they say. Let’s love and respect our sisters.
Feisty Feminism 