Easy A

Easy A (2010) is a film about a girl who pretends to have sex with a homosexual boy in order to stop him from being bullied and get others to treat him with more respect. However, when the whole school finds out, more and more people ask her to pretend to have sex with them and they give her gift vouchers. The student body thinks of her as a 'dirty skank' and as seen in the clip, she is given many disgusted looks from other girls whilst the boys drool over her.
In the clip, Olive (Emma Stone) is called a dirty skank by her best friend because she 'slept' with multiple boys and she tells Olive that that is what everyone is calling her. This is a prime example of what happens in schools and in the world because women can not have sex with anyone without gaining a bad reputation. As seen in Easy A, many people (mostly girls) look down on Olive because of her reputation; giving her disgusted looks and scoffing her.  
However, the boys don't get shamed in the same way because it is socially acceptable for them to have sex with a girl- it even boosts their reputation. Even though they took part in the same activity as Olive, they are treated much better and with a lot of respect unlike her. 

Why does she get called these names just for having sex with some boys?

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