She's Become a Slut: Megyn Kelly Slams Emily Ratajkowski’s Essay as Toxic Trash for Young Women
Megyn Kelly unleashed a brutal takedown of Emily Ratajkowski’s explicit essay, condemning it as a dangerous precedent for young women, while accusing New York Magazine’s The Cut of promoting promiscuity disguised as female empowerment.
“Shame on The Cut for running this,” Kelly declared during an episode of SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show,” attacking Ratajkowski for “becoming a slut” as if it were a comforting choice.
The former Fox News primetime host reacted to Ratajkowski’s essay, “Mother F–ker,” published by The Cut, where the model and actress lays bare her life as a newly single mother following her marriage's collapse.
Ratajkowski’s piece details her plunge into compulsive dating post-separation, revealing her struggle to define “what kind of woman” she aimed to become.
Kelly zeroed in on the essay’s graphic depictions of childbirth and motherhood.
“She became the thing she never wanted to be, which was a single mother,” Kelly summarized sharply.
“Most women recall some pain around the birth, but when asked about it, they often follow with how wonderful the baby is and the miracle of that first moment.”
“That’s not really how she describes it.”
Ratajkowski, who rose to fame as a model and now boasts nearly 30 million Instagram followers, chronicles her divorce and dating escapades while raising her young son.
In one of the essay’s most shocking lines, Ratajkowski states: “I decided to f–k my way into a new kind of woman.”
“I wanted to destroy the Madonna, the special girl I’d worked so hard to be before an eight-pound baby had torn my vagina in two, and replace her with the whore,” she wrote.
Kelly seized on this provocative language.
“So she talks now about how she’s become a slut, really, that’s what she’s decided to do,” Kelly remarked.
“She never had a one-night stand prior to her separation, but now she wants to be a whore.”
The essay recounts a series of sexual encounters after the divorce and Ratajkowski’s attempts to reinvent herself following the breakup.
She reveals that before separating from her husband, she had “never had a one-night stand” and had only been with eight partners.
The narrative includes nights filled with martinis, casual sexual relationships, and sneaking home before her son woke up each morning.
Kelly argued that the article attempts to frame this behavior as empowering.
“I guess we’re supposed to celebrate this as an example of female empowerment,” she said.
The SiriusXM host also criticized the essay’s cover image, featuring Ratajkowski topless while holding what appears to be an infant.
Kelly suggested the feature was more about provocation than serious reflection on motherhood.
Her criticism intensified as she questioned the message sent to younger readers.
“It’s like the young girls who don’t have Emily’s followers on Instagram, or her money, or her name,” Kelly pointed out.
“Sadly, some faction of them may be inspired by this.”
“Like, ‘Oh yeah, she seems much happier now, in her own words, becoming a whore. Maybe I should try it.’”
Kelly accused Ratajkowski of contradicting her previous complaints about being sexually objectified.
The model has publicly addressed issues of sexism and objectification faced by women due to their appearance.
“By the way, it’s from the same woman who wrote a whole thing about how she hates being sexually objectified by men,” Kelly stated.
The Cut essay has sparked widespread online debate since its release, with supporters praising Ratajkowski’s honesty about divorce and motherhood while critics question its graphic content and underlying message.
For Kelly, the issue transcends the essay itself; it lies in the decision to publish it.
“Shame on The Cut for running this,” she said.
