"Slut shaming": an increasingly gender neutral activity?

[4th law of robotics]

Students don't respect promiscuous friends

You’d be forgiven for thinking the hook up culture on university campuses was so all-encompassing no one would take exception to it.

However, it seems the days when students would lap up the saucy stories of their sexually adventurous peers are numbered.

A new study reveals that college students in the U.S. are not as promiscuous as previously thought. Researchers at the University of Illinois surveyed more than 19,000 students across 22 colleges and discovered that almost half of respondents said they would lose respect for both men and women who frequently engaged in sexual activity.

Conversely, only 27% reported that they “did not care” what people did with their bodies.

The investigation also yielded some surprising results regarding gender stereotypes.

Contrary to the claims of feminists, the age old “traditional double standard” in which women are unfairly punished for promiscuity is no longer in observed on college campuses.

link: http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-09-06/students_dont_respect_promiscuous_friends.html

Granted this study is limited because it only used college students (presumably younger than the average citizen, better educated, etc).

But either way I find the results interesting. Men are often accused (typically without evidence) of unfairly judging women negatively for having multiple sexual partners while praising other men for doing the same thing. This study would seem to suggest that isn't exactly the case.

[Warren Stupidity]

1. The double standard exists, the study finds it is diminished in one subset of the population. nt.

[4th law of robotics]

6. You did a good job illustrating one of the points I made in the OP

You ignore this actual study and assert your opinion as fact sans evidence.

[Warren Stupidity]

9. ignore this:

Rachel Allison, who co-authoured the study remarked: “Men and women are increasingly judging each other on the same level playing field.”

What could she mean by that?

[4th law of robotics]

10. Why don't you tell me what you feel that means.

[William769]

2. I never understood the "Slut shaming" concept.

I have always been of the opinion, if it feels good, do it!

But in this day & age and this goes for males as a well as females, I would caution restraint due to STDS (condoms are not 100% reliable). I wonder if that factored into anyone's decision in this survey? Or did I miss this part?

[4th law of robotics]

7. I could see a concern when selecting a possible mate

regarding STDs, odds of bumping in to an angry ex, and willingness to commit to sexual monogamy (etc).

Just playing devils-advocate here. I don't consider it my business how many sexual partners someone else has had. But I could see caring under specific circumstances.

I didn't see any mention of STDs in the article but I haven't read the full paper it was based on yet. That (and increased awareness) would be a pretty large factor in affecting this if I had to guess.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Im with you. Consenting adults, and mind yo' own bid'ness, like the song says.

I have to figure that anyone so concerned about the sex lives of others, must not have a very satisfying one themselves!

[loli phabay]

11. yup its your body go west young man or lady

[malthaussen]

3. So 73% of respondents presume to judge the sexual conduct of others?

If true, I find that a rather more interesting factoid than a diminished belief in the double standard.

And these are the young, the better educated? Then we have a problem, and gloating that the feminists are wrong is not the appropriate response to it.

-- Mal

[4th law of robotics]

12. People have *always* judged what others do

even if it doesn't affect them at all.

Given that this is a universal truth across cultures and eras I suspect that this is somehow ingrained in who we are as a species.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

4. The word I hear the youngins around here use is "trash dick"

to describe promiscuous men.

[Doc Holliday]

5. Around here

the phrase is "man ho." I like it.