Slut

of losing her virginity were, all that seems to matter is that now Callisto is seen as some kind of unclean person. As we progress it is seen that Callisto is called a handful of awful things like Jove's concubine, his mistress, a homewrecker, and a slut, all these things are said by or around Juno, who although probably knows exactly what her husband did still blames the woman he raped for his actions. As a result of Juno's anger she turns Callisto into a bear to "take away the beauty that…

you blushing when you came in?" Lisa did the honors this time, "Why were you smiling, she didn't kiss you, did she?" And now Jaxon, "No way, dude, that's my sister!" Lisa shrugged, "Well, in case you haven't notice your sister tends to act like a slut,"…

Hannah Baker: the girl who commit suicide because of thirteen reasons that ruined her life. She is an insecure girl and feels very alone in her new town. After the moment she made the decision to kill herself, she made seven cassette tapes on which she explains her motives. She sends the tapes to everyone who caused a reason for her to commit suicide. Clay Jensen: Clay has been in love with Hannah for a very long time and still misses her. On a random day, totally unpredicted, Clay…

Imagine walking down the street late at night, and suddenly being pulled into a ditch and being sexually assaulted. Or telling your husband no when he makes sexual advances, and being ignored. Or drinking a bit too much the night before and waking up in a bed with all your clothes gone. People will tell you “you shouldn’t have drank too much”, or “your husband can’t rape you”, or even “your provocative outfit was asking for it”. Society will use every excuse to turn the blame on the victim.…

Henceforth, Hester accepted the shame that she received in a pubic place, on the scaffold in the middle of town with the entire town watching. In the Ted Talk, The Price of Shame, Monica Lewinsky was shamed by the quote,”I was branded as a tramp, tart, slut, whore, bimbo, and of course, that woman. I was seen by many but actually known by few” (Lewinsky 4:52). In a case that Monica would be seen in public, people would have those words like “tramp” would come to mind. It is important that Monica…

There are many issues in our society today starting with an ideal "body image" many of us think we need to have, to how bad women are portrayed in our world today. Our body image starts forming at such a young age, when we start getting ideas and messages from the outside world. Our biggest influencers are our family members. Some of us might have parents who are always looking at themselves in the mirror and might say things like "I'm too fat" or "I'm too skinny." Children see this and start…

children. Therefore, when someone is called a female they are being reduced to their reproductive abilities and that is dehumanizing. Also, the word is most often used to imply inferiority. Some other words that are offensive to women are a pussy, bitch, slut and cunt. Although you have probably heard these words in conversation, most people do not understand the real meaning behind them. In the accurate sense “pussy” refers to a vagina. In a lingo sense, it is mostly used to mock the men and…

Living up to the Expectations In the novel Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquility, by Patricia Santana the Sahagun sisters and brothers experience similar events, but are obliged to treat them differently based on the ideals that they are both expected to live to. In the story the boys and the girls experience double standards in their household and Mexican culture, they are each expected to act a certain way. They both deal with love in their lives but have to treat them differently, the…

We live in a society where monogamous dating is no longer the only “norm” for our generation. While it’s nice to meet someone you can see yourself spending the rest of your life with, the time before meeting this special person is no longer spent waiting idly for them to come sweep you off your feet. Instead, we’ve become more open to casual hookups, and no strings attached flings happening while we’re still single, and that’s great. But still, there are those who are unsure about the hooking up…

is palpable in various instances of the novel and seems to have been internalized by certain female characters as well especially in the way they behave with other women in the novel. On numerous accounts, Zohra calls her daughter “a bitch” and “a slut” (Salma 35). Also, on being caught for unknowingly watching a pornographic…