slut-shaming
Judging sexual behavior
Slut-shaming is criticizing or attacking someone, usually a woman, for real or perceived sexual behavior, dress, or desire.
The term calls out the double standard that punishes female sexuality while ignoring or celebrating male promiscuity: The comments on her photo were pure slut-shaming.
Slut-shaming can be overt insults or subtler policing of how women present themselves.
Unequally applied moral code
- misogynyHostility toward women
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
victim-blaming · rape culture · empowerment · reclaiming · agency · objectification · reproductive rights · consent
Informal talk spreading rumors
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
peer pressure · judgment · exclusion · labeling · name-calling · whisper campaign · clique · social hierarchy
Frequent casual sexual encounters
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- purityUncontaminated quality
- body countTally of the deceased
- partnersJoint venture participants
hookup culture · abstinence · chastity · honor · virtue · prude · frigid · experienced
Digital intimidation of others
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- commentsSpoken or written reactions
viral · screenshots · exposure · doxxing · cancel culture · pile-on · public humiliation · Twitter
double standard
Unequally applied moral code
- misogynyHostility toward women
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
bodily autonomy · victim-blaming · rape culture · empowerment · reclaiming · agency · objectification · reproductive rights · consent · solidarity
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- ostracismBanishment from a group
bullying · peer pressure · judgment · exclusion · labeling · name-calling · whisper campaign · clique · social hierarchy · isolation
promiscuity
Frequent casual sexual encounters
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- purityUncontaminated quality
- body countTally of the deceased
partners · hookup culture · abstinence · chastity · honor · virtue · prude · frigid · experienced · inexperienced
cyberbullying
Digital intimidation of others
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
comments · viral · screenshots · exposure · doxxing · cancel culture · pile-on · public humiliation · Twitter · Instagram
dress code
Standards for acceptable attire
revealing · provocative · appropriate · miniskirt · crop top · low-cut · tight · coverage · neckline · exposed
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, mocking, taunting
slut-shamingsexual liberation
Freedom in intimate matters
destigmatization · body positivity · sex positivity · body autonomy · sexual freedom