After being invited to a "slutty-schoolgirl"/"high school jock" party, I was struck by how mainstream the slutty-schoolgirl image has become in our society. Many party themes/costumes, television situation/plot, or fantasies revolve around this image, and many stigmas are strongly associated with this image (such as knee socks, plaid skirts, ponytails, etc). As a graduate of an all-girls catholic high school, I am no stranger to this stigma and have been asked more than once about what went on between my uniform clad classmates when we were in school, and my consistent lack of an exciting answer disappointed all who asked. No matter how many people contest this image, it continues to run rampant in our society. This stigma along with many others such as the "naughty nurse" or "sexy secretary" is based less in fact than it is in culture's desire to constantly see women as sexual beings, even when studious or professional. The formation and continuation of these images result from the popular, unyielding obsession with sex...well, that or a love of alliteration.
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