I’ve had the discussion about what to tell my daughter about the word “slut.” I’ve talked about how slut-shaming is the “nuclear bomb of teenage insults” and how studies show the word slut is more of a finger wagging at defiance–i.e., you’re not acting how you’re “supposed to act”–instead of actually being about sexual [...]
December 5, 2011
Just last week, Jezebel (via LiveScience ) discussed the slut issue again, this time asking the question why the word slut remains the “nuclear bomb of teenage insults.” Cornell University’s Ritch Savin-Williams said, Recent research is showing that it’s not their sexuality that’s getting them bullied, but their gender expressions. It’s that they transgress those [...]
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