Slut Walk
Slut: Strong, Conscious, Confident, Aware,
Unique, Decisive.
Slut: Dirty, Easy, Sure bet, Unpopular,
not who you want your sister to be, insecure.
Walk: Strut, Swagger, cocksure, fierce,
deliberate.
Walk: A command, “Leave,” “Get out!”
They
see girls as either a bitch or a slut
Hurt
by rejection they warn that this girl is a bitch
Proud
from a hook-up they share embellished stories of honor
When
they talk they talk fast
Riddled
with laughs and sarcasm
Where
the reality of what happened is irrelevant
They
give disapproving glances
Short
skirts and bare skin equal a dress code violation
They
promote Stigma against casual hook-ups and birth control
They
decide girls want relationships and cuddling
Girls
must see sex as an expression of love
Proper
Girls adhere to their gender role
Ellie- This leaps into the classic whore/madonna conflict by juxtaposing opposite views of female sexuality. The repetition of 'They' recreates the social pressure well. It makes me wonder what it might look like if you used direct voices of people here, instead of narrative descriptions. The paradoxical conclusion works well, although part of me wanted to see you take a position. The energy here warrants coming back to this topic.
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