Rather than letting someone shame you, wear your sexuality as a badge of honor. Being a slut is not a bad thing. Are you a woman? Do you have sex? If you answered “yes” to these two questions, then someone, somewhere, thinks you are a slut. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a slut is “a […]
It’s 2015, and I’d like to know why we still believe that a woman can’t be both smart and desirable. It’s late January and while navigating a sea of new course syllabi, doctoral applications, and conference research, I haven’t been the best at keeping up with recent news. What little media trickles through the stacks […]
This originally appeared on The Daily Life. Republished here with permission. Instead of being praised for her friendliness, people have started commenting on my daughter’s flirtatiousness. Not even 2 years old and she’s already being slut-shamed. My baby daughter likes to kiss. A lot. She kisses her friends as she greets them at the playground (when […]
