Expert on slut-shaming.

Author of five books. Intersectional feminist.

Thought leader. Expert witness.

I explain how “slut,” “hoe,” and “thot”

are more than insults.

These words prop up thinking and behavior

that harm everyone, regardless of gender.

I AM NOT A SLUT: SLUT-SHAMING IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET


This label has to go.

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SLUT! GROWING UP FEMALE WITH A BAD REPUTATION


Called one of the 20 “must-read books” of all time for women.

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TAKING BACK GOD


Why should men get God all to themselves?

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OPINION ESSAYS


My take on urgent issues.

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BAD SHOES & THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM


Put head over heels!

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CATFIGHT


An analysis of one-up-womanship.

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“Boys will be boys, and girls will be sluts.”
— LEORA TANENBAUM


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Recent issues of my newsletter on slut-shaming

White mother with long hair kneeling in front of her four-year-old daughter, dressed as a ballerina.
By Leora Tanenbaum 18 Mar, 2024
An explanation of this sickening trend.
Leora Tanenbaum receiving a compliment.
By Leora Tanenbaum 18 Jan, 2024
Find out if you should pay someone you don't really know a compliment about their appearance.
Dolly Parton dressed as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Thanksgiving 2023
By Leora Tanenbaum 14 Dec, 2023
And so can you.
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Confused about the difference between a compliment and a creepy comment?

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may be interpreted. Find out if these six statements are compliments or creepy comments—and why.



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