Why do people make fun of girls for having sex and being a slag but boys only get called a player?
Girls get called a slag for having sex while boys get called a player because there's a that makes no sense.
When it comes to sex or "," boys often get viewed or treated differently to girls, but that's based on sexist and outdated ideas about how girls and boys are "supposed to" behave. It doesn't make sense, but people pick them up and keep repeating them anyway, in the way they talk, the jokes they make, the gossip they spread.
The word "slag" is almost always aimed at girls. It's meant to make someone feel ashamed of something they shouldn't be ashamed of. Having sex doesn't say anything about who you are as a person. Girls should be just as free as boys to decide when they have sex, who with, and how many times they do it.
Girls get called slags for having sex while boys get called players because there is a . The same behaviour gets treated differently depending on whether you are a boy or a girl.
This is based on old, unfair ideas about how boys and girls are supposed to behave. It does not make sense.
The word slag is almost always aimed at girls. It is meant to make someone feel ashamed of something they should not be ashamed of.
Having sex does not say anything about who you are as a person. Girls should be just as free as boys to make their own choices about sex.
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