Have you ever called a girl you barely knew a slut? Ever looked a stranger's outfit or behavior choices and made a judgement of their moral character? Ever said a girl was a slut because you couldn't come up with a real, legitimate reason for disliking her? You're guilty of slut-shaming.
It's a real problem for girls in my generation.
You might not see the effects first-hand but using harsh words like this to describe another woman takes a deviating blow to her self-esteem. When you think about how badly your self-esteem has been at times, you know how hard this must be for that girl you've just slut-shamed.
You don't like it when it happens to you personally, but you have no problem openly slut-shaming other women.
What's even funnier is that being a woman is already hard enough. In our society, we are expected to raise a family, hold down a husband, perform traditional roles such as cooking and house-keeping, obtain a career that brings in a decent amount of money, all while being a sane person at an age where we're still trying to figure out who we are.
I don't know who's idea it was to do that, but I personally think it sucks. Because on top of all that, we have to deal with other women constantly tearing us down. Sounds really ridiculous to me.
So, I vow to stop slut-shaming. It doesn't do me any good to do it. In fact, it only makes me look bad! I'll check in with you guys to keep me accountable but this is my promise to myself.
No more tearing each other down. We are strong, beautiful women and it's time we started acting like it.
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