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Vorlage:Refimprove Vorlage:Feminism sidebar Slut-shaming is the act of making a woman feel guilty or inferior for being sexual, having one or more sexual partners, acknowledging and/or acting on sexual feelings by calling her a "slut" or any synonym of the word. Slut-shaming is supported by the idea that women should follow one sexual norm, and that any woman who deviates from this norm is inferior to other women. Slut-shaming can occur privately or publicly, between people in all types of relationships.

Defining "slut"

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A “slut,” who deviates from the sexual norm, is essentially a woman who has sexual relations with multiple partners. In some societies, the sexual norm that women are expected to carry out only accepts sex within marriage. In such societies, women who deviate from that norm by having multiple partners, having sexual relations outside of marriage or committed relationships, having unconventional sex--such as homosexual sex, sex with multiple partners, practicing BDSM--and in other ways, can be demonized for such deviations. In some societies where it is the norm for women to be involved in multiple sexual relationships throughout their lives, slut-shaming focuses less on the woman’s physical actions, and more on her “provocative” attitude and dress, and her sexual/intimate practices both inside and outside of a relationship.
Furthermore, a woman does not have to actually act or dress in these ways in order to be a victim of slut-shaming. The term “slut” is a gendered slur that can be used against any woman, no matter her behavior.

Body policing

Two women protesting victim blaming and slut-shaming at New York City's SlutWalk in October 2011

Women are often stigmatized as sluts based on their choice of clothing. The idea that a person’s choice of dress can be dictated or judged by anyone other than that person stems from body policing. Body policing inhibits individual expression by dictating what is and is not socially acceptable concerning appearance, and assuming that such opinions should be accepted. Examples of body policing include dictating whether someone should or should not shave, wear makeup, wear a certain color or style of clothing, wear a certain type of shoe, or style their hair in a certain way. Celebrities are common victims of body policing, as they are constantly in the public eye and being criticized for their decisions regarding appearance.

Female competition

Vorlage:Seealso In some situations multiple women compete for a man’s attention. The women might see one another as obstacles in the effort to win a man’s attention and affection. The women may compare themselves to one another in an attempt to assess attractiveness. These comparisons may cause disdain for the other women based on perceived positive traits.
Slut-shaming is a major part of "girl hate", another feminist concept . The disdain girls feel towards each other can be relieved by projecting the “other girl” as a slut. It stigmatizes the other girl in a way that lifts the slut-shamer above her target. Whether that girl actually practices alternative sexuality is often irrelevant in the decision to shame her.

Double standard

It is often alleged that there is a gender double standard when the term “slut” and other slurs like it are used. Sexual norms and accepted sexual behaviors are different for men and women. For example, while in some cultures it is acceptable, and sometimes even expected, for men to have sexual relations outside of a committed relationship or have multiple sexual partners, women are expected not to have, acknowledge, or act upon urges to do the same. Because of this societal stratification, using the term “slut” to describe a man has a different connotation than using it to describe a woman. The word 'slut' first appeared in Middle English as "slutte" in 1402, meaning "a dirty, untidy, or slovenly woman" and its usage has since been almost exclusively associated with women.Vorlage:Citation needed

See also

• Shame
• SlutWalk
• Victim blaming