The South African edition of fashion glossy magazine Grazia has caused outrage on social media after posting updates on Facebook and Twitter asking what it is that makes a girl a slut.
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The full Facebook post reads:
“We’d like to hear from Grazia readers: What is it that makes a girl a slut? Is it the way she dresses? What she says? What she does? And with who?”
The responses to the post were more or less unanimous in their criticism:
The same post appeared on Twitter, resulting in similarly vociferous reactions:
We’d like to hear from Grazia readers: What is it that makes a girl a slut? Is it the way she dresses? What she says? What she does? And…
— GRAZIA South Africa (@GRAZIASAmag) July 16, 2014
*sigh* stop this! RT @GRAZIASAmag: We’d like to hear from Grazia readers: What is it that makes a girl a slut? Is it the way she dresses?
— MaMvelase (@Nondu_M) July 17, 2014
This kind of stupidity "@GRAZIASAmag We’d like to hear from Grazia readers: What is it that makes a girl a slut? Is it the way she dresses?"
— HRH Gugu Mhlungu (@GugsM) July 17, 2014
#SocialMedia fail of the day goes to… @GRAZIASAmag pic.twitter.com/z7qTjI9pkY
— TheOneK (@1karlien) July 17, 2014
.@GRAZIASAmag what the fuck kind of question is that?
— Kelly Anderson (@kelchristine_) July 17, 2014
@GRAZIASAmag How about we just let people do what they want without shaming them? @sboshmafu
— Nicole von St Ange (@nicolevonvon) July 17, 2014
The fuck actually… what makes a woman a slut!?!? @GRAZIASAmag trying to figure out how to most accurately slut shame woman!!!!
— KirstToTheK (@SheeqChick) July 17, 2014
Hey, @GRAZIASAmag, you might want to rethink the employment of whoever posted the "what makes a girl a slut" tweet. Bad move. Bad.
— Marthèlize Tredoux (@Konfytbekkie) July 17, 2014
It’s unclear exactly what the person behind the post was thinking. Given the tone and phrasing of the question, it seems unlikely that it was designed to provoke serious thought and commentary.
Grazia has now responded to the original post, although a lot of people didn’t seem to buy its explanation:
Grazia. Reconceptualising your "research question" won't save you. Either you're lying, or intentionally biased the original question. Sies.
— Anzet du Plessis (@Zetsaid) July 17, 2014
Image: Alan via Flickr.
