What is Intellectual Slut Shaming?

“Intellectual slut shaming” refers to an experience that occurs when the mind and body are understood as separate, and the knowledge of the body is perceived as inferior. This experience often results in feelings of guilt, shame, and self-blame when one engages in or displays embodied knowledge; knowledge that includes the experience of the body and is displayed through emotions, intuition and ‘gut’ feelings. Such an experience reveals that we live in a culture in which embodied knowledge is perceived as an unwelcome intrusion, rather than a legitimate form of knowledge.