sex double standard text by KARLEY SCIORTINO Slut (noun): a sexually successful female. This is my personal definition of the word “slut,” and I think if it caught on, a lot more people would be open to the idea of “slutty” and “role model” existing in the same breath. I’m not here to talk at length about sexual double standards. Everyone already knows the deal: for men, promiscuity is encouraged and praised, while women are punished and shamed for the same behavior. Duh, old news. However, that is slowly beginning to change, and — at least in my experience of liberal, educated circles — the playing fields of dating and casual sex are leveling. However, sluttiness — hedonistic sexual adventure and promiscuity for the sake of one’s own pleasure and thrill — is still a taboo, especially for women. And in my opinion, a big reason for the lingering…