Why is Berlin such a slut?

This city seems to have a strong and sometimes very violent sexual language. People here are more ashamed of having a normal sex life than they are for having the craziest fetishes. The Berlin nightlife is more explicit than anywhere else and if you don’t follow the rules you are out of the (im)moral code. Why is Berlin such a slut? To find the answer to this question please follow me after the jump.

While discussing Berlin night and daytime behaviour with several individuals, I realized that to this almost „philosophical“ question there cannot be just one answer. If I would pretend to have the one answer I would make myself target to anyone claiming to know the truth. Obviously, there is no one truth to that but just several opinions, experiences or even moral approaches. So I decided to lean back and ask several slutty Berliners to give me an answer to my question.

Florian – Slutty Punk, lead singer in a band, 27

Slut -Factor: 7 of 10

Berlin’s slut factor is definitely high. Not a surprise really when you think about the inhabitants and their general aversion towards any kind of long-term commitment. Too many freelancers, too many free-thinkers, too many people always being late for a date.

Berlin is a city with lots of options. If you can’t get a flat in Bergmannkiez, get a flat in Wrangelkiez and if you can’t get on the guest list at Berghain, get on the list for Bar 25. And that is where the horror is exposed. If one asks for quality music and high quality sound, Bar 25 would never be an option. But 95% of the girls I meet don’t ask for quality. They simply want to get entertained. No one ever asked me about my job, my genetic material or my health record. They didn’t even care what music I listened to. All good as long as I live around the corner or can spare some cash for a cab.

I am a 27 year old catholic living in Babylon and even worse: At the end of the night I am a 27 year old male at his sexual peak. I play along and slowly realize that sex has become nothing more than a means to an end for me. It keeps my balls from blowing up. At least until all the women get tired of too many options and their biological clock rings the alarm. But they better hold their health record and top-five-albums-of-all-time list ready for then.

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Scout Wölfli – Slutty Entertainer, between 30 and 40

Slut-Factor: 9 of 10

Berlin is a slut… because of You, because of Me, because of He and of She. Enhanced endless weekends of “how much did you take?” Hot long naked sessions down by the lake. The dark rooms, the saunas, back rooms and squats. Hustler, Snax, folsom and motz. If Berlin is a Slut then I am Berlin. Click on my profile if you want to cum in.

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Nathan – Slutty Freelancer, 23

Slut-Factor: 8 of 10

So: Why is Berlin such a slut?

I”m not sure if you’re intentionally leaving this open-ended or not. Do you mean why is the city itself a slut or why are the people in the city slutty? If we’re talking about the city, I would say it’s probably because Berlin has a knack for being almost anything to anyone. Berlin has many facets and many faces. So, it’s not that the city is actively bending itself to serve people’s desires, but rather that people can pleasure themselves by seeing themselves, their goals, their lusts in Berlin’s variety of personas. If we’re talking about the people, I would say it stems from a combination of anonymity and familiarity that one feels in Berlin. You know no one and everyone at the same time. The tension between those makes for some loose and lustful streets.

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Nadja – Art Slut, around 30

Slut-Factor: 10 of 10

So, you want to know: “Why is Berlin such a slut?”

Cheap things are often slutty and with Berlin as “the New York of Europe,” or the “city of sin,” it makes perfect sense that you find CNN blog posts about pregnancy tests and condoms for sale at S-bahn vending machines. Berlin is a transient city filled to the brim with the cultural class who have their maps upside down and don’t know whether they’re coming or going – all they know is that they’re here to go one way: Up. Whether that works for them or not, that is, branding themselves as Berlin-preneurs, we all need distractions. What better way than for a strapless affair, scorching in the bathroom of Backyard with someone you’ll never run into again (unless you’re tagged in the party pics together)? Sounds cheap, doesn’t it? Repeat that a hundred times and you’ll begin to understand the bowels of the lifestyle.

PS – Please use as many slutty photos of me as you’d like!

artstarstv.com

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Sophia – Slutty DJ, around 25

Slut-Factor: 8 of 10

When I moved to Berlin a good friend of mine said:

“Berlin is like a dirty whore, when you first come here as a tourist, she is very nice, takes your money and your innocence. When you decide to live here, she slaps you in the face to make you show some respect.

Then you have to get back on your feet and prove to her that you belong here.

oh-sophia.net

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Lia – Slutty Feminist, 28

Slut Factor: 7 of 10

Well, first of all, what is a slut? Currently under redefinition – just think slut walksslut is no longer a curse word to me but more a word for empowered women that use what they’ve got to get what they want.  In a patriarchal world they rise above those thinking they can use them instead of allowing pity. Berlin in this context is the poor beauty that sells herself to tourists and travelers. She used to be cheap but is becoming an expensive call girl more and more. The city uses its bright sides like culture and diversity to lure interesting people in and once you’ve tasted Berlins sweet honey, you’re never gonna wanna leave again…

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Anna – Slutty Blogger, 23

Slut Factor: 7 of 10

Berlin is not the slut, it’s all about the people living there. They were betrayed. They forgot love. Berlin will never betray you. Berlin is the greatest love you can have.

www.et-voila.de/dies-das/patc-17

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Oliver Rath – Slutty Photographer, around 40

Slut Factor: 9 of 10

Berlin is just a slut. So Champagne for everyone, and I hope it stays that way.

www.rath-photografie.de

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photo: Oliver Rath

As you see, different sluts, different opinions. What scares me is that no one sees any problem with the sluttyness. I feel like most of the people grew up in their nice towns somewhere and now come to Berlin to get all liberal sex-wise. I think that this is fine as long as we don’t loose respect for ourselves, our bodies and each other. Freedom of choice is a wonderful thing. We shouldn’t let the extremes of our city influence us too much. Just because there are such places as the KitKat club here, it doesn’t mean you have to go there. And yes, even if you paid full price at the Berghain door, you don’t have to visit the darkroom. This city has possibilities that exist nowhere else. It is your decision how, where and when to use it. In a few words: Nothing can turn you into a slut. Not a city, not a club and not an opportunity. Only yourself.

Still I just hope that our little Berlin-Babylon won’t burn down from all the sluttyness. Or am I too pessimistic? Is Berlin going to end like in this video by the Berlin artist Dmitriego Paragullo, founder of the Humping Pact?

What do you think? Why is Berlin such a slut?

I am waiting for comments…

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