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[W:531]What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3

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I personally hate the word "slut" with a passion but I'm using it here given everyone will know what I'm talking about.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut

A recurring theme for people on the right who criticize women's sexual behaviors is that they are "slut shaming". Now according to everything I've read a "slut" or "slutty behavior" involves sexual promiscuity. Though it is almost always used to refer to women it can (and has) been used regarding men as well.


My point is this:


Shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something we should treat as "shameful"? What possible redeeming and positive attribute does it have? No matter your views on abortion, or premarital or extramarital sexual morality shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something that everyone on every side of the belief spectrum rightfully condemns?


What could possibly be wrong about shaming people who engage in such behavior?​
 
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Just when I thought that there couldn't be a thread as stupid as the last one.
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
I personally hate the word "slut" with a passion but I'm using it here given everyone will know what I'm talking about.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut

A recurring theme for people on the right who criticize women's sexual behaviors is that they are "slut shaming". Now according to everything I've read a "slut" or "slutty behavior" involves sexual promiscuity. Though it is almost always used to refer to women it can (and has) been used regarding men as well.


My point is this:


Shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something we should treat as "shameful"? What possible redeeming and positive attribute does it have? No matter your views on abortion, or premarital or extramarital sexual morality shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something that everyone on every side of the belief spectrum rightfully condemns?


What could possibly be wrong about shaming people who engage in such behavior?​
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Why should anyones sexual activities be anyones business except thier own?

Dont worry about what happens in other peoples bedrooms....if its not hurting you or anyone else, leave them alone.
 
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RetiredUSN said:
Just when I thought that there couldn't be a thread as stupid as the last one.
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Congratulations on trolling the thread....Slut shaming is so Victorian it is time to dispel the myth of people who have sex...
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
I personally hate the word "slut" with a passion but I'm using it here given everyone will know what I'm talking about.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut

A recurring theme for people on the right who criticize women's sexual behaviors is that they are "slut shaming". Now according to everything I've read a "slut" or "slutty behavior" involves sexual promiscuity. Though it is almost always used to refer to women it can (and has) been used regarding men as well.


My point is this:


Shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something we should treat as "shameful"? What possible redeeming and positive attribute does it have? No matter your views on abortion, or premarital or extramarital sexual morality shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something that everyone on every side of the belief spectrum rightfully condemns?


What could possibly be wrong about shaming people who engage in such behavior?​
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Why are you concerned with the sexual activities of other people?
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
I personally hate the word "slut" with a passion but I'm using it here given everyone will know what I'm talking about.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut

A recurring theme for people on the right who criticize women's sexual behaviors is that they are "slut shaming". Now according to everything I've read a "slut" or "slutty behavior" involves sexual promiscuity. Though it is almost always used to refer to women it can (and has) been used regarding men as well.


My point is this:


Shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something we should treat as "shameful"? What possible redeeming and positive attribute does it have? No matter your views on abortion, or premarital or extramarital sexual morality shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something that everyone on every side of the belief spectrum rightfully condemns?


What could possibly be wrong about shaming people who engage in such behavior?​
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What kind of slut shaming are you proposing? More than likely you are bound to get your ass kicked either by the "slut" or the one accommodating that "slut".

Go for it and please share with all here.
 
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Note, almost half a dozen responses and no one is bothering to even attempt to explain why sexual promiscuity should not be condemned.
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
I personally hate the word "slut" with a passion but I'm using it here given everyone will know what I'm talking about.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut

A recurring theme for people on the right who criticize women's sexual behaviors is that they are "slut shaming". Now according to everything I've read a "slut" or "slutty behavior" involves sexual promiscuity. Though it is almost always used to refer to women it can (and has) been used regarding men as well.


My point is this:


Shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something we should treat as "shameful"? What possible redeeming and positive attribute does it have? No matter your views on abortion, or premarital or extramarital sexual morality shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something that everyone on every side of the belief spectrum rightfully condemns?


What could possibly be wrong about shaming people who engage in such behavior?​
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It doesn't matter what one's politics are, both men and women across political spectrum engage in all kinds of sexual activities.

Shameful or not? That depends on one's viewpoint.
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Crosscheck said:
What kind of slut shaming are you proposing? More than likely you are bound to get your ass kicked either by the "slut" or the one accommodating that "slut".

Go for it and please share with all here.
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Lol, sluts are violent too? Any other stereotypes you want to attribute to them, like reefer madness?
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
I personally hate the word "slut" with a passion but I'm using it here given everyone will know what I'm talking about.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut

A recurring theme for people on the right who criticize women's sexual behaviors is that they are "slut shaming". Now according to everything I've read a "slut" or "slutty behavior" involves sexual promiscuity. Though it is almost always used to refer to women it can (and has) been used regarding men as well.


My point is this:


Shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something we should treat as "shameful"? What possible redeeming and positive attribute does it have? No matter your views on abortion, or premarital or extramarital sexual morality shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something that everyone on every side of the belief spectrum rightfully condemns?


What could possibly be wrong about shaming people who engage in such behavior?​
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Sexual promiscuity has few redeeming features. A large segment of the anti-abortion movement claims all women who get abortions are sexually promiscuous. They are not. There is a great deal wrong about shaming people as sexually promiscuous who are not.
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
I personally hate the word "slut" with a passion but I'm using it here given everyone will know what I'm talking about.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut

A recurring theme for people on the right who criticize women's sexual behaviors is that they are "slut shaming". Now according to everything I've read a "slut" or "slutty behavior" involves sexual promiscuity. Though it is almost always used to refer to women it can (and has) been used regarding men as well.


My point is this:


Shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something we should treat as "shameful"? What possible redeeming and positive attribute does it have? No matter your views on abortion, or premarital or extramarital sexual morality shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something that everyone on every side of the belief spectrum rightfully condemns?


What could possibly be wrong about shaming people who engage in such behavior?​
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Well here is my answer.

While sex and sexual activities are designed to engender procreation, humans have seldom limited it to simply "having a baby."

Married couples can, and may often do, engage in sexual activity with absolutely no desire to have a baby.

Single couples do, most often for simple enjoyment and NOT for purposes of creating a baby.

The "redeeming qualities" include loving contact, satisfaction of shared desires, stress relief, to make up after a fight...all sorts of good solid reasons, none of which are inherently "shameful."

In fact, absent criminal activity like rape and child abuse, there is absolutely nothing wrong with sexual activity.

Shaming someone has more to do with YOUR morals and viewpoints, not theirs or anyone else's. Just because you don't think it is "right or moral" does not mean it actually isn't.

So my response is NO, sexual promiscuity is not something we should treat as shameful. As long as it is between two consenting adults (and possibly between otherwise innocent close-in-age minors in which case it is for the parents to deal with) then I say mind your own business and leave other's to theirs. :shrug:
 
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Dayton3 said:
Note, almost half a dozen responses and no one is bothering to even attempt to explain why sexual promiscuity should not be condemned.
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Why don't you start with Trump's ?
 
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Dayton3 said:
Note, almost half a dozen responses and no one is bothering to even attempt to explain why sexual promiscuity should not be condemned.
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It's harmful to the self esteem of the sexually promiscuous.
 
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weaver2 said:
Sexual promiscuity has few redeeming features. A large segment of the anti-abortion movement claims all women who get abortions are sexually promiscuous. They are not. There is a great deal wrong about shaming people as sexually promiscuous who are not.
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Most women who get abortions aren't married.
 
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Dayton3 said:
Note, almost half a dozen responses and no one is bothering to even attempt to explain why sexual promiscuity should not be condemned.
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And you are still unable to explain why sexual activity ( a lot or a little) should be your place to pass judgement over.

What is "sexual promiscuity" to you? 1 or 100 partners? Why do you get to be the moral arbiter of anyones private life?
 
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Dayton3 said:
Note, almost half a dozen responses and no one is bothering to even attempt to explain why sexual promiscuity should not be condemned.
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That's because you are trying to legitimize an activity of the anti-abortion movement that has no basis in fact and no justification for it's use. Grow up.
 
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JMR said:
Why don't you start with Trump's ?
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I condemn Donald Trump for his being a ***** hound quite strongly.

Satisfied?
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
I personally hate the word "slut" with a passion but I'm using it here given everyone will know what I'm talking about.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slut

A recurring theme for people on the right who criticize women's sexual behaviors is that they are "slut shaming". Now according to everything I've read a "slut" or "slutty behavior" involves sexual promiscuity. Though it is almost always used to refer to women it can (and has) been used regarding men as well.


My point is this:


Shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something we should treat as "shameful"? What possible redeeming and positive attribute does it have? No matter your views on abortion, or premarital or extramarital sexual morality shouldn't sexual promiscuity be something that everyone on every side of the belief spectrum rightfully condemns?


What could possibly be wrong about shaming people who engage in such behavior?​
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Maybe once upon a time, before contraceptives and pharmacology, it made sense to slut shame people. Nobody wants STDs running rampant, and back in the day it was harder to abort a pregnancy. Nowadays though, we have answers to all of these problems via technology. To put it simply, the reasons for slut shaming people don't exist anymore, hence why it has fallen out of favor.
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
Note, almost half a dozen responses and no one is bothering to even attempt to explain why sexual promiscuity should not be condemned.
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Should you be surprised? Their natural instinct is to protect their degrading behavior at all costs. Emotional rhetoric, ad hominems, and deflections are their primary go-to moves when faced with logic.
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Dayton3 said:
I condemn Donald Trump for his being a ***** hound quite strongly.

Satisfied?
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No. I don't think that is anywhere near the level of shaming he's earned. Try again.
 
Re: What Is Wrong with "slut shaming"?

Michael Johnson said:
Should you be surprised? Their natural instinct is to protect their degrading behavior at all costs. Emotional rhetoric, ad hominems, and deflections are their primary go-to moves when faced with logic.
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I'll bite. What's the logical reason for slut shaming someone? And please avoid emotional rhetoric like "degrading behavior" and "immorality".
 
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I will freely acknowledge that not all (or even most) women who have abortions are guilty of sexual promiscuity. I will also free acknowledge that singling out women for any condemnation of sexual promiscuity is unfair.

That still doesn't answer the question of what is wrong with condemning slutty behavior? And if you go to the definition of "slut" then the sexual behavior described has no connection whatsoever to love, or making any kind of connection with another person or anything remotely good or redeemable.
 
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