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Is the "hoe phase" really empowering?

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CW File. Tara Fischer , Contributing Columnist December 2, Hookup culture, one of meaningless and casual sex, has increasingly become the new norm. Young adults, particularly college students, have declared these no-strings-attached encounters as fun, exciting and empowering, which they can be. However, an argument can be made that these noncommittal relationships may be harmful and even anti-feminist.

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Hookup culture: the encouragement of casual, uncommitted sex encounters without necessarily including bonding or emotional intimacy. The infamous one-night stand is often portrayed as part of the university experience. But how empowering, and how prevalent, really is hookup culture? As university is often a space for young people to explore their sexuality—perhaps for the first time—the infamous one-night stand is portrayed as part of the university experience. Hookup culture is endorsed in a multitude of ways for young adults, particularly for students starting university. Though, at first, it may seem like every student is sharing their stories of both tragic and terrific one-night stands, the HEPI Student Sexual Relationships Survey suggests otherwise.

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The drastic changes in dating habits of the last fifty years are never more apparent than experiencing Tinder or Bumble as a twenty-year-old woman, with an almost equal number of cheesy pick-up lines and straight-up propositions being thrown at you. With these changes, it has become easier for women to feel able to experiment with their sexuality through flings or hook-ups, avoiding the stigma that would follow these actions in the past. In the past, women who have lots of sexual partners were looked down upon, despite being ruthlessly objectified and commodified by a society dominated by men. Hook-up culture can hide sexual predation, and with the rise of spikings and date-rape drugs women can never be too careful about their personal safety. The rise in casual sex is inadvertently tied to the assumption that everyone is willing to engage in casual sex or one-night stands, which can blur the line between casual sex and assault.

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