Facebook’s new slut page: a monument to girl hatred

For example: “She couldn’t be a slut if she wanted to be”.

And: “She’s too f***ing ugly to be a slut. who would f***k that?

Again, she is a that.

In the image of the bashed woman, her eye is swollen and black. Why is she here? Because she’s a slut too and she deserved what she got. That’s what one of the commenters said.

A couple of images of men have been posted on the site. One male helpfully points out that men can’t be sluts “cos only the bitches are sluts”.

And there you have it.

The creator of the site, in a display of faux concern, writes: “Lots of people have uploaded fan pics of people they know. That’s not cool guys that’s bullying.”

So why have you left them there?

Images of young girls stripped and performing for a webcam have been removed in the last 24 hours. As has an image of a 10-year-old girl.

But it’s not enough. The whole site remains harmful to the mental health of girls whose images have been posted - in many cases most likely against their will or without their prior knowledge.

Its presence is also harmful to girls who may fear their faces could soon appear there any day, meaning they too will wear the virtual scarlet letter.

This site facilitates cyber bullying, cyber stalking and harassment. It puts girls and women in significant danger.

Will Facebook leave it there for ever, until every girl and every woman is labelled a slut?