Walk of shame

The walk of shame usually occurs the morning after a night out. People undertaking the walk of shame are understood to have spent the night at the house of a sexual partner. Due to this they can be recognised by the fact that they are still wearing the clothes they went out in the night before, have disheveled "bed head" or "sex head" hair, and are often suffering from a hangover.

College and university campuses most often play host to the walk of shame, as these walks often happen when students travel to/from dorms/greek houses. The walk may be made even more humiliating when students promenade through large open quads, often subjecting themselves to whistles and catcalls from the few fellow students who are awake at that hour.

In the television programme The Weakest Link the walk of shame is the walk from the podium off the stage by a defeated contestant.

Another walk of shame occurs in public toilets, where an individual has made use of the facilities and created a regrettable odor in the room. The individual may feel the need to exit the toilets quickly and avoid eye contact.

Further reading

• Widboom, Nate (2004-04-14). "The walk of shame". The Badger Herald. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) — Widboom describes the hairstyles and etiquette of the Walk of Shame.
• Jared. "The Walk of Shame". Sex & Health. Retrieved November 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help) — Some tips on how to avoid appearing as if one is on the walk of shame
• Robin Anderton and Jay Desario (2005-10-25). The Walk of Shame : A Survival Guide. Chamberlain Bros. ISBN 1596090472. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
• Datskovsky, Miriam (2005-10-24). "Otherwise Known As Walking". Columbia Spectator. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) — Datskovsky questions why people should be ashamed, asking "what is there to be ashamed of about having sex?", and asserting that there is "something seriously wrong with the phrase".
• Lube (2005-09-01). "Walk of shame no longer embarrasses; embrace morning-after". Independent Florida Alligator. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) — Lube asserts that the phrase is a "misnomer" because "shame is so rarely involved".
• Rice, Kate (2004-05-19). "The Wednesday Hump: Strutting With Pride: The Walk of Shame Need Not Be So Shameful". Daily Nexus. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) — Rice provides tips on how to avoid appearing as if one is on the walk of shame, but concludes by asserting that there is nothing to be ashamed of, asking "What is so damn wrong with getting your freak on and waiting until morning to venture back home?".

External links

• The Walk of Shame by Jimmy Fallon
• Ali Wisch. "The Walk of Shame". Points in Case. Retrieved November 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)