Breathe Deep: let's talk about beckett being a slut.
in response to this post, which bothered me because of reasons.
http://extraordinaryfearlessness.tumblr.com/post/15677173346/some-scattered-castle-thoughts
not trying to attack you specifically, original…
Words can not properly express how happy I am with the current discussion going ‘round in the Castle fandom as a result of the OP and subsequent “is Beckett a slut or not” post. Anyway, I too found Beckett to be cold and very introvert at the beginning, but there was a certain appeal her as well. Being so closed-off made her a mystery and unattainable for Castle, thereby for us. Their banter was highly enjoyable because they didn’t know each other very well at the time, it heightened sexual tension. But imo Beckett has always been flirty just not in a very open fashion like she does nowadays. And she was feminine in season 1 and 2, just because she had short hair and a different style in make-up did not mean she was not in touch with her feminine and maybe sexual side. In season four she and Castle have progressed in their relationship and her personal development has benefitted from that. She started to dress differently, wear her hair more loosely, changed her make-up and additionally became more comfortable with her sexuality. But it might just be so that she has always been comfortable with her sexuality but she did not show that to Castle (us, the viewers), she is voicing it now. Of course she has slept with several men, she is a beautiful woman..men are lining up for her no doubt. I’ve read fanfiction stories that make her out to have slept with 5 men, implying that is already a lot. Now, I don’t even sleep with men and am currently in a 7 year relationship with a girl, but 5 doesn’t sound like a lot to me. Most of my girlfriends who are about 25 have slept with about 7 or 8 guys, some of ‘m even have slept with about 15. I say good on them. If I had to make an estimate of how many girls Castle has slept with I’d say about 30 or so. Does that make him a slut (don’t even get me started on people using the word male-slut..)?? No, because there is no such thing as a slut, it is a horrible abusive derogatory term for people in touch with their sexuality. As if there is something wrong that??
Beckett is a proud, smart beautiful woman, head over heels in love with Castle for about 2 years now. Of course she is obviously flirting with the guy, or more aptly described as “conveying her LOVE for him with her eyes”. And they need to get together soon, because if they don’t is would be unbelievable..
She is also a strong, powerful detective, very good at her job. She is a role model for girls, showing that you can be sexual, feminine, smart, respected, in love and powerful all at once.
—anyway long story but I felt like needed to get this off my chest
Anyway I recommend reading this link in this light:
http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/what-is-slut-shaming/
