Wattpad Clichés

05. Slut Shaming and Shit

5. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING OPINIONATED AND BEING FUCKING RUDE, BITCH

ON WATTPAD, AUTHORS have the tendency to make their book characters look a certain way in order to pass over certain characteristics about their characters - a good girl would typically be wearing an unattractive skirt that stops at her ankles, a "slut" - which we will discuss later in the chapter - would be wearing a skirt that stops at her panty line. Or maybe, the good girl has ratty, mousy brown hair and glasses, and the "slut" has colored contacts and highlighted extensions. But, let me tell you something:

That bullshit doesn't actually add up, let alone make sense.

I can't fathom how dressing a certain way passes by a certain image. People don't act based upon their clothes. So, maybe I might want to wear a pant-suit or a short skirt, does that make me a nerd or slut?

Say yes, I dare you. I will literally call you out so fast it won't even be funny.

Last time I checked, all people are allowed their first amendment rights, which technically includes clothes I guess, I really have no idea actually.

I think this is the moment we've all been waiting for since chapter one; the break down:

THE GOOD GIRL:

So, before I start this, here is the Urban Dictionary's definition for a Good Girl:

A girl, usually a teen or young adult, that is still a virgin by choice. Some goodgirls have made out or gone to second maybe third but overall they rarely curse, are super respectful, kind, courteous, and usually intelligent. They want to try and wait until marriage to have sex or, at the very least, until they are in a committed relationship for a relatively long period of time.

Generally, these girls are hard to find but they do exist. :-)

This sounds pretty familiar, doesn't it?

Okay, so this girl is expected to dress like the virgin mary with glasses and braces - maybe not the braces, but you get the idea -, and mousy brown hair and ocean blue eyes or whatever the fuck they use these days.

I literally do not understand the logic, why do all the good girls look the same? Brown hair and blue eyes.

What's so innocent about brown hair and all these wide variety of eyes? Sometimes, the looks don't even half-way describe a person. They can look like some innocent, goody two-shoes by appearance, but be an actual bitch to people; because that's what people do.

The good girl is actually the shortest, because it's all just stereotype, but let's move on to the best part:

THE "SLUT":

Before we start this, I'm going to post the Urban Dictionary's definition of a Slut:

A derogatory term.

Refers to a sexually promiscuous person, usually female.

One who engages in sexual activity with a large number of persons, occasionally simultaneously.

Also refers to one who engages in sexual activity outside of a long-term relationship within the duration of said relationship.

These sexual activities include but are not limited to: passionate kissing, manual stimulation of genitalia and/or breasts in the case of a female; oral stimulation of these parts; sexual intercourse.

In some cases, used to refer to a woman who is wearing "skimpy" or tasteless clothing.

Less commonly, used as a derogatory term by one female for another during periods of conflict.