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I am going to propose another addition to the definition. Slut-shaming can also be used to refer to a type of slander where the target has not behaved in any “inappropriate” sexual behavior and yet stories about her are created and then the slut/whore term is applied to shame or ostracize that individual. Often this type of slut-shaming is done out of jealousy or anger at the target having refused a sexual advance.

As far as citations, I have only personal experience of this. I think it should be encompassed in the definition because one is being shamed for being a slut even if one did not actually do anything.

Or maybe someone did something so then everything a-z is considered fair game to be assumed. So that seems to me yet another form... when things are exaggerated... For that, see the movie Easy A. In fact not until seeing that movie did I realize what had been done because no one told me what the gossip was at the time.

Sorry if my form is not correct. This is my first attempt at becoming an editor. I had heard the term and noticed people using it in different ways. Checking wiki, I see just the one type of definition, and that seems rather limited to what I have observed going on in various court cases, etc.

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In the introduction of the english article about slut shaming the author mentions that it an act of reclaiming the word slut which firstly is completely untrue (as it, as the name states) is a form of shaming, and secondly completely contradicts the sentence before! I propose that the sentence "The term is used to reclaim the word slut and empower women and girls to have agency over their own sexuality" should be deleted. Emilialunarobert (talk) 15:09, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: That line is well sourced, and I believe you're misreading it. The people using the term have no problem with being sexual, or "sluts." They have a problem with being shamed for that behavior. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:37, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to propose another addition to the definition. Slut-shaming can also be used to refer to a type of slander where the target has not behaved in any “inappropriate” sexual behavior and yet stories about her are created and then the slut/whore term is applied to shame or ostracize that individual. Often this is done out of jealousy or anger at the target having refused a sexual advance. Russtykey (talk) 02:35, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]