I Was Slut-Shamed by a Fellow Writer for Posting Half-Naked Pictures Online
I always tried to see the beauty in my curves and shapes and put it out there. Was it now considered somewhat slutty and problematic, as she described it in her article?
My date and I were sitting in a cozy bar with dim lighting and candles around the tables last night as my phone kept lighting up every other second. As a bartender, he was telling me about all the nuances of my favorite drinks from the bar I love going to when he suddenly looked at my phone that kept ringing and lighting up.
‘Is everything okay?’ — he asked.
‘Umm, yes, it’s just… the entire Twitter’s defending my ass… literally.’
You see, that morning I woke up from the ream of messages from my fellow Medium writers and followers, talking about the same article some woman wrote here on Medium.
It took me a few minutes to realize that the article was written about me. The specific details from my personal life and social media were intentionally left in it to not only publicly proclaim me a slut but also get my attention as she explained to me later on.
