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JustJess · 05-03-2007, 06:59 AM

It's not about the word slut.... it's about the perception society has of someone labelled as a slut. If women who were more sexually active than societally accepted preset norms were called "buggaboos" instead... then this thread would be called "Buggaboos".

What we want to change is the perception that women shouldn't be having as much fun with sex, or as much sex, as men.

Go watch "This Film Is Not Yet Rated"... we've been watching it a bit, and it really comes down to this societal perception of women's sexuality as deviant. Example: "American Pie", he can fuck a pie showing his ass, or any horror movie with really disturbing violence sequences are okay. "Boys Don't Cry", they can't show a woman getting pleasure from oral sex - although no details are shown. It seems that anything other than missionary style sex is deviant to the MPAA.

To me... this illustrates the disconnect in typical perception of human sexuality as it relates to our patriarchal society. As stated above... men are encouraged to widen their sexual horizons - a threesome with two hot chicks? Great! 60 women? Impressive! But anything that doesn't fulfill a heterosexual male's fantasy is wrong. Two women? Hot. Two men? Disgusting. Experienced woman? Slut.

This issue is part of the greater evolution needed in our perceptions. Straight white males still hold the most power, and their stereotypical perceptions color all of our society's norms. What we want... is to modify those expectations and perceptions.

It's not a word. It's a social construct. It needs to be deconstructed.

05-03-2007, 06:59 AM	#35 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	It's not about the word slut.... it's about the perception society has of someone labelled as a slut. If women who were more sexually active than societally accepted preset norms were called "buggaboos" instead... then this thread would be called "Buggaboos". What we want to change is the perception that women shouldn't be having as much fun with sex, or as much sex, as men. Go watch "This Film Is Not Yet Rated"... we've been watching it a bit, and it really comes down to this societal perception of women's sexuality as deviant. Example: "American Pie", he can fuck a pie showing his ass, or any horror movie with really disturbing violence sequences are okay. "Boys Don't Cry", they can't show a woman getting pleasure from oral sex - although no details are shown. It seems that anything other than missionary style sex is deviant to the MPAA. To me... this illustrates the disconnect in typical perception of human sexuality as it relates to our patriarchal society. As stated above... men are encouraged to widen their sexual horizons - a threesome with two hot chicks? Great! 60 women? Impressive! But anything that doesn't fulfill a heterosexual male's fantasy is wrong. Two women? Hot. Two men? Disgusting. Experienced woman? Slut. This issue is part of the greater evolution needed in our perceptions. Straight white males still hold the most power, and their stereotypical perceptions color all of our society's norms. What we want... is to modify those expectations and perceptions. It's not a word. It's a social construct. It needs to be deconstructed. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'. Last edited by JustJess; 05-03-2007 at 07:05 AM.. Reason: Better explanation!