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“Playas” And “Sluts”; Why The Double Standard?

October 18th, 2008

Hey up there!
Why is it that when a man is with ten women he gets called a pimp or is thought of as a ‘playa’ and looked at as a desirable object; whereas a women who sleeps with ten men is looked at as a slut, used goods, leftovers? Why the double standard?

-Sexually Curious

Dear Sexually Curious,

That’s easy. It’s because people in your society generally are not admired for doing things that are easy to do. They’re admired for doing things that are HARD to do.

If a Harvard professor reads Green Eggs And Ham, I wouldn’t be impressed. Because that’s easy for him to do.

But if R. Kelly reads Green Eggs And Ham I would be impressed. Because that’s HARD for him to do.

Do you see the difference?

It has nothing to do with gender bias. The fact is, getting laid is much more of an accomplishment for a man than it is for a woman.

As the great philosopher Chris Rock once noted, if you’re a woman every man you’ve met since you were thirteen has been trying to have sex with you.

Now if you actually LET every man that you met since you were thirteen have sex with you, you’re a slut.

But show me a man who’s had sex with every woman he’s met since he was thirteen, and I’ll show you a superhero. A superhero with a lot of STDs, but a superhero nonetheless.

Thanks,

Jesus H. Christ (the “H” is for “hard to get”)

P.S. Don’t think women aren’t admired for being sluts, also. Look at Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith.

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