Some Chatty Broad

Well, I define myself as Third Wave feminist and I’ve noticed how many Second Wavers are having tremendous difficulty with this march because they think women marching in hot pants or thongs are taking us back. But I don’t want to lose sight of the fact, regardless of what I think about the term “slut” or how we might be conforming to patriarchal notions of what is attractive, the penalty should never be rape.

Is the SlutWalk Movement Relevant For a Black Feminist by by Akiba Solomon.

They myth of “the slut” is that women who like to have a lot of sex are sex-hungry, blindly fucking monsters from hell. Essentially, this idea stems from insecurity from other women and men who are afraid of female sexuality, for whatever reason that may be. It is also scary to a society that values a “good girl” image from all women, from the time a young girl reaches adolescence until the day she dies. The myth of the slut is used to control women so they will sit down, shut up and keep their legs closed. As for men, they are seen as sexually promiscuous by nature …

The slut debate has been ignited mostly by the recent Slutwalks taking place all over the country and world. Whether you think it’s a joke, empowering, or you don’t care, the discussion is happening and people are talking about “sluts.” There needs to be a greater emphasis on the double standard between female and male sexuality, and if being a slut means having a lot of sex and enjoying it, then I’m a damned slut.

The Myth of Being a Slut by Nicole Ouimette.