It is not OK to criticize women for doing what they please with their bodies. Even though society shames women β but not men β for their body count, a slut is really just a sexually-empowered woman. Some women have chosen to embrace the term and feel that it is synonymous with power and the ability to have sexual freedom.
Not every woman has to be sexual and dress in a certain manner, but she should have the option to do so if she pleases without gender-specific criticism. Just last week, students at The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York , saw why challenging rules that police body agency is instrumental to peer-driven progress.
Students went topless as a form of protest in support of an androgynous student who was sunbathing topless when a police officer approached them and demanded they put a shirt on. Movements like the Slut Walk aim to do just that.
Whether they are deemed promiscuous or prudish, women are never immune to unfair criticisms about their sexual decisions. The sooner we stop criticizing women for being sexual beings and blaming victims, the sooner we can hope to reach true gender equality when it comes to sexuality.
Ivana Pino is a freshman political science major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at ivpino syr. The Department of Public Safety will deploy 19 new residential community safety officers in several residence halls, including those affected by the November hate crimes and bias incidents. Donating today will help ensure that the paper stays run by its student staff. Made in part by Upstatement. By Abby Weiss November 22, at am.
