I think though, that a woman calling a woman a slut is a different experience. Then it has to do with a woman's view of herself and expectations of society. Stating that women call women sluts is not suggesting that men do not as well. That just isn't relevant to the article, which is about how women interpret, experience, and make decisions about their own sexuality.
And the generalization is necessary to the article. You have to generalize to a certain point to make a case. The author isn't claiming every female feels this way - for those who don't, the article clearly isn't for them. In addition, saying that women don't feel this way is also making a generalization of sorts.
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I think though, that a woman calling a woman a slut is a different experience. Then it has to do with a woman's view of herself and expectations of society. Stating that women call women sluts is not suggesting that men do not as well. That just isn't relevant to the article, which is about how women interpret, experience, and make decisions about their own sexuality.
And the generalization is necessary to the article. You have to generalize to a certain point to make a case. The author isn't claiming every female feels this way - for those who don't, the article clearly isn't for them. In addition, saying that women don't feel this way is also making a generalization of sorts.
-remaai
September 12, 2009 - 2:20pmThis Comment
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