Slut

Despite the fact that it may be short, Girl by Jamaica Kincaid, is fierce and strong. Easily, it is definitely high on the “most book-throwing” stories list. I rank it at number one on the list. The short story touches home base with me and other women as well, I am positive. Which is what makes it so interesting. Throughout the long winded sentence of a story, the narrator lectures and instructs her seemingly young daughter on what to do domestically and in public to not be deemed a “slut.” The narrator touches on a very debatable issue that is most obviously due to her being of an older generation. The issue that is most shown in the story is the social pressures enforced on women and young girls to act a certain way. Proper etiquette is a subject that just about every girl as heard at least once in their lifetime. In older generations, women were expected to be the “home keepers” and not to do things like men did, whether it be playing a game, sexuality, or pursuing knowledge. Although, the pressure might not be as high…

In today's society, we are faced with a problem that was never prevalent before; a crime that goes unseen like no other, and that is rape. Along with new societal norms, we've adapted a new language, one riddled with bigotry and double standards. Disrespect is at an all time high- women are objectified and thrown around by men- and it is all due to the usage of one word: slut. This word, which is synonymous to prostitute, is used in all areas, from describing an outfit, to body shaming, to…

at NYC College of Technology. It’s a short essay about a girl named Angel, who was considered “slut of the school.” Angel was somewhat similar to Wolf’s friend Dinah in “Making of a Slut.” Despite the harsh treatment from her peers, Angel, just as Dinah ignored everyone and continued to take pride in who she was. She spent most of her time with guys, getting wasted and just having fun. Unfortunately for her, one night during her trip to a nightclub, she got absolutely wasted and some guy who…

Elizabeth A. Armstrong and associates’ journal article ‘Good Girls’: Gender, Social Class, and Slut Discourse on Campus” admits that the United States’ patriarchal society controls slut shaming, basing it on a sexual double standard: it is okay for men to have sex without significant attachment, while women can only have sex with it (more specifically in relationships). Armstrong believes the picture is more complicated, and wants to go in-depth with women’s participation in slut-shaming. Even…

In Naomi Wolf’s “The Making Of A Slut” she discusses that women target themselves because of a difference in class, in which she used an example of a girl named Dinah; as a result, the author brings up that women from a higher class creates this false sense of privilege and entitlement. This comes with an attitude of superiority against the other women, and these women feel that somehow they are insulated from their actions because of the other women. This has become a major factor in women…

word slut has been used in our society and is seen as something normal to say to a girl. A lot of people call each other sluts without really thinking about what it meant and how it can affect others. First of all, what is a slut? Who are we allow to call sluts and who aren’t we allowed to? According to dictonay.com, slut is define as disparaging and offensive. A sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way. And according to Jenna marbles in her video…

Slut Walks On August 12 , 2012, a 16 year old girl, incapacitated by alcohol, was sexually assaulted and unknowingly photographed by two of high school football players, Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond. Following the attack, the boys posted videos and pictures of the victim on social media boasting about their actions and further humiliating the victim. Several school officials attempted to conceal and destroy evidence to avoid an investigation. However, ten days later charges were pressed…

related to the main topic of slut shaming and the attitudes surrounding it among women of differing status. A criticism that I have is that it focused on white women on that university campus and merely focuses on status as it was linked to class level. It failed to include people from different racial backgrounds and its contribution to status. Additionally, the group interviewed was not a representative sample of the population of college women since it only researched one floor on a…

Kaytlin wakes up, sits on edge of bed and rubs her eyes. She contemplates simply going back to bed and continuing seeing a hazy reality dream world yet decides to stay up. She stands up and and stretched, yawning loudly. She walks across her room and inspects her computer, a half written essay gazes back at her. She then walks to her closet and removes a bathrobe and towel. Kaytlin walks to shared girls showers. On mirror written in sharpie there is a message “Katlin is a slut”. “Another one…”…

Popular Culture: Perpetuating Fat and Slut Shaming Popular culture is notorious for many things, but the portrayal of the obese and the portrayal of women have the most influence in my life. The twisted ideals that have been held up for years have molded my mindset and my self esteem through popular tv shows, movies, music, and toys. For example most girls grew up playing with Barbie and Ken dolls, but as a little girl I was never allowed to get Barbies because they were too expensive. I was…