On May 28, 2014 an article published by The Atlantic stated that, “ “slut” is simply a misogynistic catch-all, a verbal utility knife that young people use to control women and create hierarchies. There may be no real sluts, in other words, but there are real and devastating consequences to slut-shaming.” Young women today are encouraged to express themselves sexually. Yet when they do,they are derided as “sluts.” Caught in a double bind of mixed sexual messages, they’re confused. To fulfill the contradictory roles of being sexy but not slutty, they create an “experienced” identity on social media, even if they’re not sexually active, while ironically referring to themselves and their friends as “sluts.” It's time to stop the criticizing of …show more content…
An article from the eighty8.com accessed on May 7, 2017 states that a solution to slut shaming is to “use social media for good.” Now it’s time to expand your work against slut shaming to your interactions with others. Social media is a good place to start because it’s less intimidating than speaking with someone face-to-face. Everything you put out into the world via social media can have a much larger effect than you ever intended, sometimes on people you’ve never even met. So why not do your best to make sure that effect is positive? The next time you see a slut shaming post on Facebook or Twitter, take that opportunity to speak up. You don’t need to be aggressive just make it clear that you don’t agree with the message they’re sending. Even if you don’t get through to the person who posted it, everyone who views your comment will be encouraged to question their own reaction to the original post. The final frontier has to be changing our culture, and it has to start now. We need to teach young men and women from as young as they can walk, talk and develop opinions, how to respect everyone. We need to show students you’re willing to take on this issue, don’t sugar coat it, don’t try to simplify it, or shy away from it, be the leaders, demonstrate for them that talking about sexual shaming directly and honestly is …show more content…
Men are just appreciating the appearance of women. Women think that men are degrading them but men are just trying to boost up their confidence. Women are too sensitive to see it that way, like Amber Rose with her slut walk. She takes women protesting to stop slut shaming but they're taking it out of proportion. If you don't want men to be calling you a slut then maybe women shouldn't be sending explicit photos to men they're not in a committed relationship or marriage. Also women shouldn't be wearing something scandalous if she doesn't want men to catcall at her. There isn't a problem with slut shaming. There's a problem with women taking it the wrong way. If a man ever says anything that might sounds a bit degrading women throw a fit. And for what so men can stop “slut shaming” them. Women put slut shaming in their mind to try to make their lives seem meaningful. So women accept that men are supporting you by sharing your nudes and calling you a hoe or what you call “slut shaming.” In reality men are just trying to show you off to his friends. He may call you a hoe or slut but your his hoe or slut. Society may think men are the problem, but really women
In the book, “I’m not a slut” by Leora Tanenbaum, Tanenbaum discusses the issue of slut-shaming and the public’s definition of a “good” or “bad” slut. I would like to talk about three main ideas from this book, slut-shaming, “good” and “bad’ slut and the double standard.
For young girls in Australia it has been said that ‘one barometer of the health of society is the measure of mental health of our children and young people’. This measure does not bring us good news. Evidence indicates that exposure to ideals of sexual attractiveness in the media is associated with greater body dissatisfaction among girls and young women, leaving girls feeling ‘ugly’ and ‘gross’. Body image is not the only side effect of sexualisation. The increase in sexual activity among adolescents is at an alarming rate, and the age of sexual activity is ever decreasing. For boys in Australia too often we believe that the sexualisation in the public sphere is only affecting girls and women. However, if we were to believe that, we would
Since young girls today spend more time surfing the web, they are exposed to more mainstream advertisements that boast sexual content, and as a result, many girls want to do the things they are seeing young girls just like Winifred do. In addition to exposure to sexual content on the internet, the music of popular culture leaves very little to the imagination. Women in these music videos are more often shown as provocative and wearing revealing clothing. Many girls look up to these women and want to emulate them because they are their favorite artist. For instance, Beyoncé’s album “Beyoncé” features the song “Partition”, where Beyoncé says “He Monica Lewinski all on my gown”. The sexual reference to Monica Lewinski is hypersexu...
Sexualization of women is taught to the public from an early age through the media. This is not a new phenomena, however. As Roberts and Zurbriggen (2012) address, the problem exponentially compounds over time, as evolving mass communication technology creates more opportunities for the press to teach sexualization. New technology is not entirely negative though, as it allows the public to more easily engage in discussions regarding the expression of
The issue being presented in this video is the over sexualization and objectification of women to sell a product. Sexualization of women, and men, is unfortunately incredibly common in westernized culture and is constantly being one up’d by the images being portrayed, constantly reinforcing the stereotypes of gender. The problem with this add is not only the sexualization and objectification of the women, but also the subtext of the theme. This ad essentially copied and pasted the official video of Robin Thicke’s "Blurred Lines” and added phallic products for more effect, the women in the ad are nothing more than props surrounding the product, and at one point literally becoming a table on which the “Beats Pill” is displayed. This is worth
According to the SACHA Sexual Assault Center, rape culture involves everyday phenomena that “make violence against women and sexual coercion seem so normal that people believe that rape is inevitable” (“What is rape culture,” n.d.). Common examples of rape culture include: telling women to always travel in groups at night, asking survivors what they were wearing or if they were drinking during the time of the assault, and ignoring or stigmatizing males who are sexually assaulted (Ray, 2013). On college campuses, rape culture can contribute to the underreporting of sexual assaults, as survivors may be ashamed or afraid of humiliation. Furthermore, the presence of rape myths perpetuates the overall rape culture by shaping public opinion towards blaming survivors and discounting the actions of offenders. Largely cited myths, such as women falsely reporting rape to protect their reputations or because they are angry with the accused perpetrator, are based on a kernel of truth that is unrepresentative of the realities surrounding these issues (Burnett et al., 2009). Rape culture is alive and well on college campuses, despite being a broader societal issue. While this socially ingrained behavior is difficult to reverse, universities are major institutions that must accept partial responsibility for the perpetuation of rape culture and consequently need to devise programs for change that circumvent this erroneous
Internalized homophobia is when negative attitudes from the primary group, mainly family but also the surrounding community, cause negative homophobic thoughts in a person that has same-sex attraction, but may not identify with it. This kind of internalization creates lack of self worth for those that do not “come out”. Research supports that internalized homophobia contributes to lower self-acceptance, loneliness, depression, and the lessened ability to come out to others. Internalized homophobia has a high impact on lesbians because society’s norms are to be married to a man and reproduce, and this norm is the majority in small, rural communities. Because of this norm, lesbians try to maintain a “normal”, “acceptable” lifestyle, and get married and have children, while fighting within themselves about their identity. “A number of studies have found that the degree of internalized homophobia was inversely related to relationship satisfaction in lesbians” (Spencer, 2007, pg. 258).
In the American culture today, women are becoming more sexualized at a younger age due to the influences of the corporate media. Corporate media and society form the perfect idealistic body that women should have and is constantly being promoted making younger girls start to compare themselves to them at a young age. Certain shows and movies, such as Disney, influence young children and teenagers through their characters as to how a woman is supposed to be accepted. The way the corporate media and society make this body image they want women to have starts in a very early stage in a woman's life without them knowing. There are these childhood movies, such as Disney, Barbie and Ken dolls, programs such as Netflix, teen magazines, and the most common source of them all, the internet.
A man does not have to fear not being attractive, a “good guy,” or an “asshole,” and women do not have to be viewed as “whores”or “virgins” and seen as prey. Serano argues for a world that “women are allowed and encouraged to be sexual without having to be nonconsensually sexualized...and men can be respectful of women without be desexualized”(421). Most adults are using their smart devices on an everyday basis, and social media has proven itself to be a key player in the spread of information. With the advent of social media, adults can raise awareness for and promote equal roles in society for men and women through popular pages like those of celebrities. The local and national government can also promote such a lifestyle. Conventions and seminars are often used to raise awareness for a certain cause. Such events can be sponsored by the state to help adults change their perspective, leading to a change in mindset. As long
The media is a large part of our everyday lives; everywhere we go we can find a source of media. It influences our thoughts, feelings and behaviours every day as it is a huge influence in today’s society. Society heavily relies on the media to show them what is in the norm and what is going on in the world. The media also serves as another way to display the normative of the society. Sexuality is a big part in the media and what is appropriate sexuality. The media negatively affects the people who do not fit society’s ideal normative. This includes people with a sexuality that is not the normative of heterosexuality. In the media, these people of other sexualities are excluded and made to feel they do not fit into society. My pyramid shows how society classifies people by their sexuality in the media. This involves highlighting the normative sexuality and excluded any other sexuality from the mainstream media.
The most common word used to describe Miley these days is the word slut. People have no problem calling Miley a slut because she is a celebrity and we feel like it’s okay to insult them. This makes the word slut a common phrase in our everyday vocabulary. Which creates the culture of “slut-shaming” a term coined by Lijia Gong and Alina Hoffman. They define slut-shaming an “act of criticizing or insulting individuals for their perceived sexual availability, behavior, or history as a way to shame or degrade them.” (Gong, Hoffman 580). We now define a girl’s worth in society by how virtuous she is. From an early childhood women are taught to act proper ladies and dress more conservative. It is thought that if a woman bases a large part...
...re more susceptible and are told about what they should look like and be perceived as by the media. The song “Sexy Bitch” by Akon supports the idea that women are seen as sexual objects of men. “Im trying to find the words to describe this girl without being direspectful” shows how being called a “Sexy Bitch” is positively influenced.
Social media has become such an immense part of today’s society that it is all everyone talks about. Social media constantly shows women what “beautiful” should look like and it clouds women’s views on themselves and other women. Uplifting and supporting one another is beneficial to one’s confidence and it shows women that we are all together and that we understand. On a college campus I believe that is essential that woman stick together. Rapes on college campuses is such an enormous topic that usually gets swept under the rug. If more woman begin to stick together and support one another we can not stop it because it is completely out of our control, but we can help each other out in the time of need and have each others back. Social media has now put women in competition with one another. It is strange to see women who are strangers being nice to one another. Instead, women feel they need to always be above other women and prove that they are better than other women. Women being in competition with another is strenuous to our growth as people. It is important for women to encourage one another because the world is already against us. Women must work twice as hard to be on the same level as men and we still, till this day, do not get paid the same. If more women came together as one, we will be able to show that we too can do it and that we do not need men. Another
Media has been filled with exaggerated scrutinies and trashed with unreasonable criticisms. It deserves a break. This is the generation of Information Technology. Danger is just around the corner, where a click from a mouse or a remote control and all sex-related garbage can pop out of the monitor. Truly, a vulnerable teenager can easily get lost to temptations. As an adolescent, I can empathize how these sweet girls feel about how horrible their body shapes are, how ugly their face is, and how brands in fashion seem to be worth more than anything in the world. Fashion labels, tiny bodies, and sexual activities are all characterized in Sex and the City. From th...
People often tend to pay attention to other people’s habits rather than their own, and usually fail to notice how much their words or actions can have a negative effect on the people around them. In the article, Mind Your Own Plate, and in the book, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, authors Abbey Sharp and Jon Ronson talk about how much shaming goes on around the world. They talk about how most people aren’t aware of the fact that they are shaming on other people so rudely over things that they should not be worrying about in the first place. Publicly shaming other people has become so common in today's society that everyone has started to do it without thinking about the effect it will have on the other person, and their feelings.