Posts Tagged slut-shaming

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Stop Prosecuting Girls for Sexting

When Jane Doe was 14 years old, she sent a revealing selfie to a boy she liked. He kept a copy and, without Jane’s consent, shared it with other students at their Minnesota school. Jane had to endure humiliating sexual harassment — and now, prosecutors are charging her with felony distribution of child pornography, threatening to put her on a sex offender registry for being a victim of nonconsensual pornography.

When Jane Doe was 14 years old, she sent a revealing selfie to a boy she liked. He kept a copy and, without Jane’s consent, shared it with other students at their Minnesota school. Jane ...

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Tweet of the Day: @JamilahLemieux on the contradictions of shaming strippers

When rappers Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa verbally sparred on Twitter earlier this week, it didn’t take long for Kanye to slut-shame his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose as a way to insult Wiz (her ex-husband). It was a low blow, one he’s taken before, and no one was here for it.

When rappers Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa verbally sparred on Twitter earlier this week, it didn’t take long for Kanye to slut-shame his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose as a way to insult Wiz (her ex-husband). It was a ...

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Watch: Amber Rose takes us on a utopian “walk of no shame”

Continuing to be a vocal advocate against slut-shaming, in this new Funny or Die video, Amber Rose takes us on a “walk of no shame” in a utopian world where women’s sexual pleasure is celebrated, not policed. 

Continuing to be a vocal advocate against slut-shaming, in this new Funny or Die video, Amber Rose takes us on a “walk of no shame” in a utopian world where women’s sexual pleasure is celebrated, not ...

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I’m a teen victim of sexual harassment and here’s why Free The Nipple matters to me

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

In December 2014, three female friends and I decided to have a winter photo shoot. I chose not to wear a bra beneath my dress — silly me, a 16-year-old girl prioritizing her personal comfort over misogynistic cultural norms? Ridiculous.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

In December 2014, three female friends and I decided to have a winter photo shoot. I chose not to wear a bra beneath my dress — ...

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