Emily lindin unslut project diary, memoir book refinery29. The unslut project has served as a platform for ladies of all ages to come forward and share their stories of slutshaming. At age 11, emily lindin was labeled a slut by her peers. Emily resides in california and is a graduate from harvard. The unslut project goodreads meet your next favorite book. Slut unslut is adapted from emily s muchacclaimed blog the unslut project presenting unaltered excerpts from that diary alongside splitpage commentary to provide context and perspective. Slutunslut is tailored from emilys muchacclaimed weblog the unslut project presenting unaltered excerpts from that diary along splitpage observation to supply context and standpoint. Nov 11, 2015 the unslut project started as a small online personal submission and has now grown to incorporate the stories of girls, women, and men of many ages, backgrounds, and nationalities.
The unslut project i hope i can get through school. Today we revisit host robin youngs conversation with lindin. The author revisits her middle school diary, commenting on her experiences with bullying, crushes, popular culture, and what it means to be labeled a slut. A documentary film and her soon to be released book, unslut. The project is intended to provide support to girls who have experienced slutshaming and sexual bullying, a goal which i commend. Slutunslut is adapted from emilys muchacclaimed blog, the unslut project, presenting unaltered excerpts from that diary alongside commentary to provide context and perspective. Read i hope i can get through school tomorrow without crying in the bathroom. At the time, emily didnt feel comfortable confiding in her parents or in the other adults her my life. The project has expanded to include the collected stories of many women who suffered slut shaming and sexual bullying but have overcome it in various ways. The unslut book and eponymous online project and documentary aim to undo the concept of the slut by making a girl or womans sexual activity irrelevant to how she is. Some are sharing from the trenches of middle and high school. Emily lindins unslut is a personal memoir expanding over 250 pages of diary entries from november 21, 1997 to june 15, 2000. As an adult, lindin wanted to help others in the same situation. In terms of the future of the unslut project, this fall is going to be really eventful because were going to be releasing the documentary alongside my book, which is a diarymemoir.
Lindin eventually created the unslut project, an online community where she posted entries from her diaries during sixth through eighth grades. Read on for an excerpt from lindins book, and click through the unslut project to learn more about her work that offers hope to people, especially girls, who wonder if they will ever escape. A diary and a memoir makes the fight against slutshaming personal. Jun 19, 2016 emily lindins unslut is a personal memoir expanding over 250 pages of diary entries from november 21, 1997 to june 15, 2000.
Jan 05, 2016 now, lindin has published those diaries with commentary from her adult perspective in the new book unslut. Sep 05, 2016 first, she put her middle school diaries online in the unslut project and then published the book unslut. The unslut project was inspired by her own experience. The founder of an advocacy program called the unslut project, lindins analysis of her younger self definitely adds valuable context, levity, and keen insight into a number of different issues. I have published these entries online one at a time, only changing the names of the people involved, including my own. I admire the courage it took to start the unslut project and i think its incredibly valuable and. Unslut book san francisco public library bibliocommons. In 2015, the project expanded to include a book, unslut, as well as a documentary film. Unslut by emily lindin overdrive rakuten overdrive. Today werevisit host robin youngs conversation with lindin. Featuring the stories of six women who experienced sexual shaming as well as insights from sexuality experts and media figures, unslut. First, she put her middle school diaries online in the unslut project and then.
She is also the author of unslut, which is a memoir, an activist of teen suicide prevention and also a teen vogue columnist. The recent suicides of rehtaeh parsons, amanda todd, felicia garcia, and others demonstrate the tragic hopelessness slut shaming can create for young girls. For the next few years of her life, she was bullied incessantly at school, after school, and online. Emily lindin when emily lindin was eleven years old, she was branded a slut by the rest of her classmates. Unslut, an online projectturnedbook, takes on slut shaming. In addition to the documentary, zest books is publishing my diaries in book formwith a lot of added context and other contentin 2015.
Some of the most important center on how little agency many girls feel over their own bodies and the psychological disconnect often present for teens. A diary and a memoir and founder of the unslut project, an online community where survivors of sexual bullying and slut shaming can share their stories, and where girls who are currently suffering can find support and solidarity. The unslut project is inspired by my own experience. A documentary film, is currently screening on high school and college campuses around north america.
Based on these online posts, which were published on wattpad, she wrote a book unslut. So i decided to create the unslut project in the hopes that my own diary entries could provide some perspectiv. Gr 8 upin 20, lindin created the unslut project, an online community in which she. Slutunslut is adapted from emily s muchacclaimed blog the unslut project presenting unaltered excerpts from that diary alongside splitpage commentary to provide context and perspective. Others are all grown up with lives and jobs and families but are still haunted by the traumatic experiences of bullying. I am publishing these entries one at a time, without changing a single word except for the names of the people involved. The unslut project began when emily, as an adult, chose to publish her own middle school diaries online in response to learning about the suicides of several teen girls who had experienced similar slut shaming and bullying, and a strong desire to reach out to others who still suffer such abuse. Lindin eventually created the unslut project, an online community where she posted entries from her diaries during sixth through eighth grades, detailing her experiences, to speak out against sexual bullying, and this book is a result of the project. Unslut, an online projectturnedbook, takes on slut. The unslut project started as a simple blog of my diary entries from when i was. Apr 26, 20 the unslut project it gets better for lgbtq youth, but also for young women bullied and called slut.
Unslut presents that diary, word for word, with splitpage commentary to provide context and perspective. The unslut project shared stories read the shared stories of people of all genders who have been sexually bullied and slut shamed. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Nov 29, 2019 emily lindin is the founder of unslut project and director of a documentary film. Dec 28, 2015 lindin eventually created the unslut project, an online community where she posted entries from her diaries during sixth through eighth grades, detailing her experiences, to speak out against sexual bullying, and this book is a result of the project. Dec 29, 2015 the project has expanded to include the collected stories of many women who suffered slut shaming and sexual bullying but have overcome it in various ways. Emily lindin is the founder of unslut project and director of a documentary film. The scaffolding of the book is my diary entries but theres extended commentary bolstered with memoirstyle writing, and thats coming out in october as well. A documentary film explores the causes and devastating effects of what is often called slut shaming, sexual bullying, and genderbased discrimination in north america. Emily will be discussing the unslut project and her upcoming video project slut. A diary and a memoir hardcover the odyssey bookshop.
So i decided to create the unslut project in the hopes that my own diary entries could provide some perspective to girls who currently feel trapped and ashamed. Lindens memoir is also part of a bigger project, one which includes a documentary and an online forum. The unslut book and eponymous online project and documentary aim to undo the concept of the slut by making a girl or womans sexual activity irrelevant to how she is defined by the rest of. This problem needs to be brought out of the shadows and be seen for what it is.
Samantha gailey geimer, who was shamed by the media at age thirteen after director roman polanski sexually assaulted her in 1977. Unslut book strathcona county library bibliocommons. Redefining the sword the unslut project addresses the stigma around the word slut and makes it hard for ignorance to turn a blind eye to the traumatising effects of slutshaming. A diary and a memoir and also made a documentary film. A documentary film features the stories of girls and women who have experienced sexual shaming, including rehtaeh parsons, a canadian teenager who took her own life after being gangraped and subsequently labeled a slut by her classmates. A diary and a memoir by emily lindin is a published diary of lindins time in middle school and how she, and many other of her female classmates, were labeled as sluts. When i was eleven years old, i was branded a slut by my classmates and for the next few years of my life, i was bullied incessantly at school, after school, and online this was 1997 in the days of aim, and of course online bullying has only gotten worse. How one woman overcame slutshaming and started a movement. Slutunslut is adapted from emilys muchacclaimed blog the unslut project presenting unaltered excerpts from that diary alongside splitpage commentary to provide context and perspective. Your donation is taxdeductible through our 501c3 nonprofit fiscal sponsor, cultural media services, inc. Lindins book is a compilation of her diary entries when she was in middle school, beginning in 6th grade in 1997 and ending with her experiences from 8th grade in 2000.
A diary and a memoir and founder of the unslut project, an online community where survivors of sexual bullying and slut shaming can share their stories, and where girls who are. She went on to publish her diary as a book under the title unslut. This book also includes advice and commentary from a variety of. Oct 06, 2015 emily lindin is the author of the new book unslut. At first, it was simply a blog of her own diary entries from when she was targeted as the school slut in middle school. A diary and a memoir by emily lindin emily lindin not her real name, is the founder of the unslut project, an online community where survivors of sexual bullying and slut shaming can share their stories, and where girls who are currently suffering can find support. Buy this book from sixth through eighth grade, emily linden was shamed and bullied, in person. Slut unslut is adapted from emilys muchacclaimed blog the unslut project presenting unaltered excerpts from that diary alongside splitpage commentary to provide context and perspective. The unslut project started as a small online personal submission and has now grown to incorporate the stories of girls, women, and men of many ages, backgrounds, and nationalities. This unique diary and memoir sheds light on the important issues of sexual bullying, slut shaming, and the murky mores of adolescent sexual development. Most women and unfortunately young girls are familiar with the word slut. So i decided to create the unslut project in the hopes that my own diary entries from ages 1114 could provide some perspective to girls who currently feel trapped and ashamed. When they ooze with confidence or when they are sexually expressive or when they are simply walking down the street they hear it, loud and clear. Help get this movie made and help the cultural discussion grow.
In 20, emily lindin started the unslut project after hearing the stories of girls who had committed suicide as a result of being sexually bullied. Buy this book from sixth through eighth grade, emily linden was. Some of the most important center on how little agency many girls feel over their own bodies and the psychological disconnect often present for teens who engage in such selfharming behaviors as cutting. Others are all grown up with lives and jobs and families but. Now, lindin has published those diaries with commentary from her adult perspective in the new book unslut. She explains how publishing her schoolgirl diaries could help other. These diary entries are are now available to read as a book, along with my. Working to undo the dangerous slut shaming in our schools, communities, media, and culture by sharing knowledge and experiences. Lindens memoir is also part of a bigger project, one which includes a. Emily lindin age, wiki, bio, husband, family, tweet, book. She explains how publishing her schoolgirl diaries could help.
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