Emily Lindin founded The UnSlut Project in 2013 after American teenager, Rehtaeh Parsons, committed suicide. She had been gang raped and consequently labelled a “slut” by her classmates. Emily decided to publish her own diary entries dealing with sexual shaming in high school as a blog to provide some perspective for other young girls experiencing…
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‘Consider this a state of the union address for hoes of the internet’ is how Nicole Arbour introduces her now viral video, ‘Dear, Instagram Models’, in which she details how women who post provocative photos for their Instagram feed are a personal affront to her. A self-described comedian, Arbour calls Instagram models ‘do nothing bitches’,…
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The bad girl of pop rock, Pink, recently claimed in an interview with Glamour magazine that she is a ‘reformed slut.’ Discussing her most recent album The Truth About Love (2012), which features songs that explicitly deal with feminine sexuality and being known as a ‘slut’, Pink expressed her concerns for a sexual double-standard that…
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Given a forum to instantly share thoughts and images, it’s inevitable that someone somewhere is posting something online that they’ll regret later. In Sweden, one teen’s gallery of ‘sluts’ led to riots that turned violent, reports The Local. The unnamed high school student, reportedly from Gothenburg, started an anonymous Instagram account on which she posted…
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People are usually surprised to hear that I was bullied in high school. This is probably because I’m reasonably outgoing, well-adjusted, non-ugly, have friends, and just generally lack qualities that outwardly provoke harassment or comment (though my critics may tell you otherwise). Anyway, I’m not really sure how closely I approximate the average person who’s…
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