Slut. (2004 TV Movie) User Reviews

interesting documentary

[jwatts83 · 7/10 · 2 February 2006]

"Slut." is an engrossing documentary which examines the etymology of the word slut, its historical, social, cultural, and economic meanings/ramifications. The documentary poses the question: should the word 'slut' be banned, or retired, and is the term still relevant today? "Slut." covers rich ground, interviewing several women authors, women who have been labeled sluts, prominent figures of the three waves of feminism, sex workers, lawyers, Ron Jeremy, a Ramones-cover band whose claim to fame is a song called "I only date sluts," academics, and people in the streets of New York. Some of the most affecting parts of the documentary are the interviews with women who appeared to be irrevocably damaged by being labeled sluts early in life, which contrasts sharply with a younger generation of women who seem to be embracing the term. The documentary suggests that this was due in part to a generation gap--as 'slut' was popularized during the 1950s, and after the loosening of sexual mores in '60s it supposedly became less of a slander. The documentarians thoroughly examine the murkiness of the word 'slut,' and its occasional confusion with 'whore' in an attempt to clarify what a 'slut' is and why it is so objectionable.

Not for girls and women only: Well done documentary- worth seeing-

[pwpw63 · 8/10 · 26 October 2006]

I enjoyed this documentary. It was intelligent, had humor and passion. The sad thing to me is that the young women today who are embracing the word slut, unlike the older feminists who rejected these negative stereotypes, appear to be practicing some kind of in your face Stockholm syndrome. Embracing language that puts us down, reduces us to our bodies and sexuality is, in my opinion, masochistic and self-destructive. But maybe I think this because I've been a therapist for over twenty years and have seen the deadliness of this language. On the other end of the spectrum, it's hard for me to understand women accepting the word "lady", i.e. "Lady Fests". I've been told it's converting the word into something new and different. But it still sounds like the same old "lady" to me with all it's stifling limitations and straight jacket restrictions to our humanity.

Where can I see (or get a DVD of) this Documentary? Netflix doesn't offer it.

[HumorJunkie · 12 September 2008]

I'm doing some research on this term (and similar) and would like to see this documentary. If anybody knows where I can get a DVD of it, please email me below. However, remember to put something indicative/demonstrative of this IMDb post in the Subject line, because if you just put something like "Slut DVD", either my spam filter is going trash it, or I'm going to think it's porn/spam and trash it. Just put IMDb somewhere in the subject line.

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