The Breakfast Movie Analysis

In today’s society, we feel the need to label everything and everyone as we see it. From sex status, sexuality, or hotness, we always label people. What satisfaction do we get from always needing to categorize someone? Today, young people do not believe in an idea of virgins anymore. If a girl comes up to a group of people and say she is a virgin, they would not believe her. They would automatically believe she is lying. Over the years, I have seen females become more open to stating that they are not virgins rather than girls who are virgins. Yet, why are women looked down upon and called “slutty” when they have multiple sex partners? Where is the harm? Although, no one’s personal number should matter, the sexual standard between both women …show more content…
Most movies are addressing the issue with double standards and expectations between men and women. Women should not be judged on their right to say yes to sexual activity, and women should not be judged on their right to say no; however, it is one thing women will be analyzed for no matter which way we choose. I was watching Netflix one day and notice a classic movie calling out this double standard, The Breakfast. One specific scene in the movie accurately justify the slut- shaming and Madonna/ Whore complex. The Madonna/ Whore complex is identifying a woman as virgin-like or whore-like. Those are the women who are called “sluts”. In the Breakfast Club, after the students are criticizing Claire on her sex status, Allison accurately voice something so true to society today. She says, “Well if you say you have not had sex, you are a prude. If you say you have, you are a slut. It is a trap. You want to, but you can’t. And when you do, you wish you didn’t, right?” Women face criticism when they are promiscuous, while men have the freedom to be as sexual as they want. It is this type of negative reinforcement that creates the double standard between women and