Feminism A New Form Of Rage From Modern Women s Right...

No â€Å"Slut† for Feminism Recent massive transnational protests named â€Å"Slutwalk† have marked a new form of rage from modern women’s right activists, stirring varied societal objections from both men and women towards feminists. From a defiant display of a thousand women dressing in underwear and fishnets storming down the streets of Toronto, to public declarations from well-known feminists stating they will never fight for the right to be called sluts, the re-appropriation of the word â€Å"slut† cannot succeed due to its inseparable negative connotations, and has reinforced the misunderstood image of feminism as a solely sexually aggressive absurd circus, alienating feminists from their political allies and hindering the progresses of other female rights agendas. What does â€Å"reclaim† mean? â€Å"Slut† originally refers to promiscuous women, who casually sleep with anyone. Feminists are earning back â€Å"slut† by adding extra levels of meaning into the term, such as women who are sexually active and autonomous. Merely promulgating an alternative interpretation of â€Å"slut† does not immediately substitute the ingrained understanding. Feminists believe that encouraging people to use â€Å"slut† more when it only has the positive connotations, will eventually erase people’s memory of how to call a woman â€Å"slut† in demeaning ways. The word â€Å"Slut† is so saturated with resentment and aggression that feminists can never fully own the word. From what has been discussed above, the feminists who endorseShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesWorld the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric Sandweiss, St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape Sam Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting Read MoreGender Pay Gap14271 Words   |  58 Pages* Background * Current Situation * Outlook * Pro/Con * Chronology * Short Features * Maps/Graphs * Bibliography * The Next Step * Contacts * Footnotes * About the Author * * Comments | Gender Pay Gap | Are women paid fairly in the workplace? | March 14, 2008 †¢ Volume 18, Issue 11 | By Thomas J. Billitteri Introduction Former Goodyear manager Lilly Ledbetter won more than $3 million in a pay-discrimination suit against the tire firm, but the U.S. SupremeRead MoreRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 PagesRastafari This page intentionally left blank Rastafari From Outcasts to Culture Bearers Ennis Barrington Edmonds 2003 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the Universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata KualaRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagesothers who should know better) to trivialize this very problematic and challenging subject. This is not the case with the present book. This is a book that deserves to achieve a wide readership. Professor Stephen Ackroyd, Lancaster University, UK This new textbook usefully situates organization theory within the scholarly debates on modernism and postmodernism, and provides an advanced introduction to the heterogeneous study of organizations, including chapters on phenomenology, critical theory and psychoanalysis