slutitup

Apparently Judith Butler ** has a theory regarding reclaiming the word 'slut'. I heard this once in a gender studies tutorial, and decided it was for me.

So I'm pretty sure that those who identify as WOMAN/WOMIN/WOM*N/GENDERQUEER should reclaim the gaze and become slutty. Here are some steps.

1. You don't have to be inebriated to pick up! Sober, anonymous sex is like asserting yourself as powerful within patriarchal discourse.
2. Sexy eyes are key! For those of you who haven't come across the sexy-eye phenomenon, it is kind of a cross between SMEYES (smile-with-your-eyes. Tyra Banks style) and that look you get when you're alone at the end of the night and need to pick up. Find a way to appropriate this into EVERYDAY of your life.
3. If you can be bothered, try to consider the political ramifications of being 'easy' as opposed to the political golden-stars you'll get when you're a 'S-LUT' and have discovered a practice (promiscuous sex) that reverses the male gaze and forces people to reconsider the consequences of objectification.

** Judith Butler, for those of you who don't know is a post-modern philosopher/theorist who has had a great influence on my life, as well as queer theory.


Gender-peace.

Evilboy.