Monday, June 29, 2009

Emancipation Proclamation

What does it take for a woman to consider herself or be considered as sexually emancipated?

I don't mean a slut, don't get me wrong. A sexually emancipated woman has a different swagger than a slut. A sexually-free woman knows exactly who she's doing, why she's doing, and what she's doing. She makes no secret about her appetite and does not fool herself into confusing sex for affection and love.

Why can't a woman enjoy no-strings attached sex as much as her male counterpart? That's right. She can. And she should. Sex should be equal opportunity, after all.

A woman crosses the line from sexually emancipated to slut when she loses sight of what she's doing. If she becomes a sperm bank and doesn't know any of the donors, she has a problem. If not. If she's careful, leave her be. Who's to say anything about a woman who takes charge of her sexuality and her libido? It's not 1620. It's 2009. We can do what we want. Everyone is entitled to their own prerogative.

No one deserves to receive judgment from another and no one has the right to judge another. I'd say only god can judge me, but as an atheist, no one can judge me or anyone else. People who whisper and roll their eyes, secretly shame others in their head. You do what you want and I do what I want. No judgment necessary. That's emancipation.

1 comment:

  1. Right on! I totally agree. A single woman has just as much right to have casual sex as a single man. The fact that this woman is judged for it is sexist, especially by her own gender. It's no one business but her own anyway.

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