Now, before a mob of angry females storms my house to pour bleach in my shampoo, I’m not calling anyone a slut here. I’m not slut-shaming anyone, because I don’t need to. Girls call each other sluts enough as it is. Everyone is throwing out the word “slut,” so I can too, right?
It is probably expected, at this point, that this article is just a clever way for me to tell girls to respect themselves, but that’s actually where my pet peeve lies. Why do people say “She doesn’t respect herself” when talking about a girl (because it’s never a matter of respect when it’s a guy) who has a lot of sex? Why can’t somebody have a lot of sex and also respect themselves? That’s a new concept, wow.
Call me crazy, but I believe self-respect and sex are not mutually exclusive.
I moved down to St. George in 2012 for college. Since I was coming from Salt Lake, I moved into Red Rock Ridge not knowing the reputation it has for being home to all the Dixie Sluts, but I fit right in. Some stories I heard were entertaining, but I was always bugged by the fact that the same group of guys is out “smashing” all these sluts and bragging about it while the sluts in question are getting down about themselves. Isn’t that a double standard? Men can carve notches in their squeaky metal bed posts, but all I’ve seen girls cut notches into is their wrists.
We need to put an end to slut-shaming. Actually, why the hell do we call it slut-shaming? Isn’t calling it “slut-shaming” a form of slut-shaming since the word “slut” is still in the name? We should never be forced to feel ashamed of the number of guys, or girls, or multiple guys and girls at the same time that we’ve slept with. I’m going to say it again, because I’m not sure anyone got it when I said it earlier: self-respect and sex are not mutually exclusive. Once I finally understood that, I didn’t feel ashamed.
By the definition of the word, I am a slut, maybe 
even a super-slut. I won’t tell too many personal details because I’m pretty sure the only people who read these articles are my parents (hi dad), but I had my fair share of experimenting. That’s all it is, people! So what?
I’ve also experienced my fair share of slut-shaming. It drives me nuts that I can hear stories about myself from the mouths of people who only knew me three years ago using words like “easy,” “gross,” and — you guessed it — “slut.” When on the same hand, not too long ago, a friend and I were scrolling through the personal ads on Craigslist and found a picture of those same bastards that like to call me names advertising themselves for group sex.
So let’s take the word “slut” and burn it. Let a phoenix rise from the ashes and use it to hoist our “slut” flag into the air so it can fly. We are great at multitasking, so respect yourself and deep throat at the same time. Go ahead, ladies. Suck all the dicks you want. Sleep with that guy you just met on Tinder because it’s fun and doesn’t have to mean anything. Wear whatever you feel like wearing, and know that no matter how short your shorts are, you’re not asking for it unless you ask for it, and you’re not a slut.
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Brave commentary in these parts I say.
This isn’t journalism. This is a blog post.
wow really people. this is not bravery this is stupidity and an insult to the rest of us. you should not condone this kind of behavior. shame on you people you know the truth.
This is the dumbest article I have ever read. When I confronted Josh Warburton on facebook, the owner of the Independent, he deleted me and told me to buzzoff…. very standup….