Slut, Whore, and Nothing More

Why can’t every day be like Halloween? Women should have freedom to wear what they want without judgment, harassment or shaming. Allie’s on it:

Alanna Masterson has played Tara on The Walking Dead since season four, and has always been one of the more comical characters on the show. Fans have always enjoyed Masterson’s performance, but folks on the Internet decided to bash the actress on social media for her appearance this season.

‘Swear’ was the first episode of season seven that has featured Tara, and trolls were lining up to point out the actress’ apparent weight gain. These unkind words began to flood social media, but Masterson stood up with the best possible response.

Alanna Masterson gave birth to a daughter, Marlowe, just before this season began filming. Instead of taking time off, the actress stepped up to the challenge, and filmed her action scenes anyway.

To prove that these trolls were in the wrong, and that love conquers all in our world, the actress posted a beautiful picture. Not of herself, but of her darling baby girl.

In her message on Instagram, Masterson used her words to put these trolls in their place, as well as encourage kindness and love throughout the world. It may be clear that sexism and bigotry are still running wild throughout our world, but people like Alanna Masterson are ready to fight these issues with an open heart.

Stop telling women what to wear.

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I submitted this art piece for Amber Rose’s Slutwalk. I wasn’t able to get a booth this year, maybe next year I will be a vendor.

I wanted to create a piece with dark skin, as dark skin is rarely showcased in the kawaii style of art. In fact, dark skin is often ridiculed….I wanted to create something that takes a stand against slut shaming and create something where dark skin is celebrated. I really hope you guys like this piece! 💜✨

For many women I’ve known who live more conservative lifestyles than I do, Halloween is the only chance they get each year to manifest that sort of overt sexuality. They can express themselves however they want with their clothes and makeup, just for a day, however dramatically they choose, letting their inner freak-flag fly without having to worry about transgressing the cultural norms that govern their daily choices, and without risking judgement from various people in their lives. And I don’t understand why it’s so laughable, why these poor girls end up being the butt of so many jokes. Because I think it’s awesome that they have the chance at all.

We live in this weird paradoxical society where women are told on every billboard, magazine, and TV advertisement that we should want to look like Victoria’s Secret models, that “sexiness” means lace and straps and bare legs and cleavage and heavy makeup… but we also mock and demonize anyone who actually chooses to present herself as half-naked and sultry, calling her morality and even her worth as a woman into question.

But a Halloween costume is a loophole. On Halloween, you can pretend to be whoever you want. Is it really so shocking that girls choose to use this opportunity to feel extra sexy and desirable, the one time a year they can easily do so without the burden of societal shame?

Not everyone is a social justice warrior who has the energy to vocally rally against the corporate machine of unrealistic beauty standards. Not everyone is in a life situation where they can say “Fuck your slut shaming. I’ll wear what I fucking want, every god damned day.” Some women are shy, are timid, are conservative. Some women’s freedoms to express themselves physically are restricted by jobs and family. Does that mean they should never get to explore what makes them feel hot? 

Screw that. Laughing at a girl for wanting to dress as a sexy tavern wench or a Playboy Bunny is just as anti-feminist as any other form of slut shaming. And it’s not cool.

Watch: Faith’s school lectured girls about makeup and “sexy selfies,” so she shut them all the way down.

No matter you have a lot of sex or never had. No matter you have different partners or not, and what’s their gender. No matter you like sex or not.

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