'Sluts' parade in the streets
The SlutWalk has spread across the globe after its debut in Toronto, Canada in April 2011. No, this is not a song from some Canadian rap artist urging you to slut it out or Bernie to the bedroom. It is a well-organized walk where women of all backgrounds dress scandalously and walk down the street as a group, essentially giving a picture to the name of the movement.
Calling themselves Slutwalker, these feminists and women's rights activists are parading their support for the freedom of being whoever they want to be, without judgment or fear of sexual assault.
These walks are about making a widely perceived negative term into a term of which no women should be ashamed.
According to the SlutWalk website, it all started Jan. 24,when a Toronto police representative was speaking to a group of college students and urged the women to "avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."
This statement got a rise out of feminists in the area who began claiming they had the right to dress promiscuously without being called sluts for it. If they did take part in sex for work or pleasure, then the walkers are saying "So what?" They should be able to live life how they want to live it.
Besides fighting for their right for foreplay, these women want to make sure the victims of sexual assault do not feel blamed for the horrors they have encountered.
Now part of me wants to say, "good for you" to these SlutWalkers. They are standing up for those victims of sexual assault, which is an admirable task.
But the realist in me wants to somewhat agree with the Toronto police representative.
I am not saying if you dress respectively that you will not get assaulted, I am simply sayin it could lower your chances.
Think about it, a Kate Middleton ensemble versus a Megan Fox get-up. If you put those two side-by-side, the one in the cut off jean skirt exposing more skin than you can imagine, (if you really cannot imagine it, just type in Megan Fox on Google) is going to provoke more sexual thoughts.
Is that not the goal though? Dressing provocatively for attention? No matter who you are, the person dressed the most scandalously is going to turn more heads every time, potential assaulters included. So should the victim get half of the blame?
The founders of SlutWalk express time and time again that victims should never be held responsible, no matter the circumstances. They believe that showing more than enough skin, getting highly intoxicated and engaging in sexual deeds are more than normal things for women of this modern age. Maybe it is more so than before, but I am still advocating common sense. As a human being, you have to be aware of your surroundings in order to survive and protect yourself, if you want to wear minimal clothes, I suggest going to your local swimming pool, where this kind of dress is appropriate.
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