LJ Idol: Sexual Ethics (Topic 4)

[eggsnail]

She's a slut.
Josie Pratt is twenty-four and she's a stripper. It wasn't the job she had dreamed of designing clothing for high fashion as a child. She came to this city with ambitions, but everything had seemed to go wrong. When her car was stolen and she could find no affordable means of getting herself into school, Josie made a decision. The

Comments

[____hejira]

This is fabulous. One of the best pieces of the week, I'd say. I don't think you needed to expressley state your point that their gender shouldn't have mattered. I think the story you told illustrated that powerfully enough. Great job.

[eggsnail]

Thank you! I just didn't want it to seem like I was favoring one gender over another. If Joey, in this story, had not had a girlfriend and had slept with multiple women who were okay with it, I would not think any more of it than if a woman were to do the same. I was just concerned that people might feel I was coming from a "Only women should be treated decently!" place. :)

[finding_helena]

I agree with this. I think the stories say all they need to say on their own... they're very well-executed.

[supremegoddess1]

I really enjoyed this, and I agree with all of it. Double standards are such silly animals, aren't they?

[eggsnail]

They are. It infuriates me. It's ironic, because my husband and I were just discussing the sexual ethics double-standard the other day, so when I saw this topic, I immediately knew what I wanted to write about.

[lordhellebore]

I loved reading this; it rang so true.

[eggsnail]

Thank ya. :) It's nice to be able to get this kind of message across in this sort of atmosphere.

[shadowwolf13]

This is fantastic and wonderfully written!! Absolutely wonderful!

[eggsnail]

Thank you so much! :)

[eggsnail]

Thank you very much! :)