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Slut shaming is an offensive practice that allows people to be degrading to others and has a serious psychological impact on individuals. Because of the way we perceive sexuality, there is a double standard that promotes slut shaming which creates psychological impacts. It causes people to feel self-conscious about themselves: they have to look and […]
Read More →Brown, Savannah. “Hi, I’m a Slut: A Slam Poem.” YouTube. YouTube, 10 Nov. 2015. Web. 05 Dec. 2016. <https://youtu.be/w6CCePrJlaU>. This poem highlights how societal pressures and norms are the cause for slut shaming and how being a sensual or sexual girl does not make you less of a person and it is your choice and […]
Read More →Slut shaming has a multitude of negative impacts on young girls ranging from inferiority complexes to alarmingly low self -worth and -respect due to the double standards that surround slut shaming. Brought on by a condemnation of female sexuality in a society enthralled by sensuality, slut shaming is an all too common nightmare for many […]
Read More →One of the largest impacts that slut shaming has is that it creates a social divide between genders. This impact has many underlying causes including psychological and biological factors, as well as social pressures created by “the double standard.” According to Psychology Today, sexual promiscuity is a result of one of the greatest psychological conflicts […]
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Alex Koniaev: The Psychological Impact Daniel Kaplan: The Gender Rift Julia Daigle: The Social Media Effect Megan Barber: The Impacts of Double Standards Additional Resources about the Impacts of Slut Shaming Slut shaming is the act of judging and criticizing a person’s behavior that is assumed to be associated with their sexual activity. The term […]
Read More →Those who have experienced slut shaming have been subject to feelings of humiliation, degradation, and harassment, and these horrible impacts have strengthened with the rise of social media. Social media gives users the power to share and spread media content, such as pictures and videos, as well as commentary and opinions with other users. This […]
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