Sluts Quotes

“Actually, nothing hurts like hearing the word slut, unless it is hearing the word rape dropped about carelessly. Again, a word I wouldn't have thought much about, except that when I was in high school a girl gave her senior speech on her best friend's rape. She ended not with an appear for women's rights or self defense, but by begging us to consider our language. We use the word 'rape' so casually, for sports, for a failed test, to spice up jokes. 'The test raped me.' 'His smile went up to justifiable rape.' These references confer casualness upon the word, embedding it into our culture, stripping it of shock value, and ultimately numb us to the reality of rape.”
― Christine Stockton, Sluts

“I am not sure if we are numbed to the reality of rape, but here's the sad irony. While the word rape can add an edginess to your language, talking about actual rape is taboo. I didn't know this until one of my friends was raped. Then I knew this, because I didn't want to tell anyone. If she were mugged, I would have told everyone and raged.”
― Christine Stockton, Sluts

“Because that's the underlying insult with "slut" I think- it's not so much about sexuality, but that women aren't supposed to want anything too much.”
― Christine Stockton, Sluts

“We’re trying to become empowered women without knowing what an empowered woman looks like. For all we know, it could look a lot like being a slut.”
― Christine Stockton, Sluts

“You know that you deserve to be loved, you are independent, and you don't need anyone to love you because you love yourself first”
― Christine Stockton, Sluts

“[Slut] was just a thing people said when they wanted to put you down. Girls, guys, parents (big frowny face at that one)-anyone could remind with one simple insult that as a female, your value wasn't derived from your actions or personality, just your cultural position as a sex object.”
― Christine Stockton, Sluts