From award-winning journalist Beth Ashley comes a groundbreaking investigation into the history of slutshaming, how it continues to affect us today and what we can do to fight it.
Whore. Hoe. Jezebel. Harlot. Slut. Five words. One meaning.
But what exactly is a slut? How has the concept changed over time? And why is slutshaming so dangerous?
In this groundbreaking investigation, Beth Ashley reveals the truth about slutshaming, gives us the tools to fight it, and encourages us all to have better conversations about sex.
The fight starts now.
What did I think?
I’ve always been annoyed that sexually active people have been treated differently; females are sluts but males are just sowing their wild oats so good on Beth Ashley for changing the narrative with her powerful book.
There are nine reasonably chunky chapters in addition to an introduction and a conclusion, however, it’s so inspiring and thought-provoking when you start to read that it’s difficult to put it down. This doesn’t happen often for me with a non-fiction book but there were so many occasions when I was agreeing with the author and other occasions when I had my eyes opened to things that may have previously passed me by.
It does show the male species in a bad light but it also shows that females are just as bad at slutshaming. I could feel my anger building with each chapter and I was consumed by fury at the end as my eyes were opened to everything that is wrong with society.
I particularly enjoyed reading the history section and it’s quite staggering that the Romans labelled women one of two ways: prostitutes or married. Consider my jaw well and truly dropped. From ancient times to current day and the social media explosion, Beth Ashley has it all covered in this outstanding book.
Empowering, inspirational and enlightening, Sluts is a very important and timely book that everyone should read so we can stop the rot that infests our perceptions of other people.
I chose to order a hardback copy via the Amazon Vine programme and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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