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roseyroo

Sluts

Jun 28, 2006 16:02

For my dissertation (the UK equivalent of a thesis paper) I am conducting a study into the politics of language and sexuality, with particular reference to the word "slut". I am aiming to understand where the concept of sluthood arose, and indeed, what the word "slut" means in contemporary culture. I need help! Hence I have come up with the ( Read more... )

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idemandjustice February 28 2006, 08:50:01 UTC

Looks like your post was deleted from fem_rage, but I wanted to comment anyway. I wrote about this topic last week over in feminist and there are a lot of great comments in there that I think would be helpful to you: http://community.livejournal.com/feminist/2411851.html

What does the word slut mean? To me, it is a woman who has sex the way society expects a man to.

Can members of either gender be sluts? In theory, but it's a term traditionally given to women, and it has a much greater stigma when addressing a woman. To a woman, it is an insult, to a man, it's rarely as hurtful.

Is slut a term of judgment? If so, what is being judged? And by what standard? It absolutely is. A woman's value is being judged. Society has a double-standard when it comes to sexual behavior. Men can be promiscuous and it's considered normal. Women who are promiscuous are dirty, damaged.

How much sex is appropriprate? Does this figure differ for men and women? No amount is appropriate. By that ( ... )

bex anonymous February 28 2006, 09:29:41 UTC

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