If I go to the Bronx dressed as a member of the KKK, and some black people beat the crap out of me, who is to blame? Well, technically they are, but I'm also an idiot.
If you go out to venues where people are trolling for sex, and you dress like you're looking for sex, and some person with with no self-control rapes you, he is to blame. But you're also an idiot.
We can assign blame where it belongs while still telling people to not act like idiots and take proper precautions in sketchy situations.
Is 'Slut Walk' an Effective Message?
SodaHead News
2011/04/25 18:27:34
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Back in the day, the events used to be called "Take Back the Night." But some women in Dallas, inspired by their sistren in Toronto, held the city's first "Slut Walk" on Saturday to bring attention to the prevailing issue of sexual violence against women.
A "slut walk?" Yeah.
You see, a police chief in Toronto recently told a group of female students that in order to avoid be raped, "women should stop dressing like sluts." Okay, thanks dad.
That message didn't go over well with some of the women of Toronto, who decided to fight back with their slutty protest. That movement spread to Dallas, where some lingerie-wearing ladies and their male supporters took to the streets toting signs that read "clothes does not make the victim," "end victim blaming" and "How I dress is not an invitation," with chanting "hey, hey, ho, ho, we understand that no means no."
"I want to end victim blaming," said participant Britt Shulte. "This is still a really prevailing concept and idea in our society that our apparel dictates the kind of treatment we receive and it dictates the respect that we receive."
The goal of the event was to end victim blaming, and reclaim the power of the word "slut" in much the same way that the phrase "queer" was reclaimed by gays and lesbians of an earlier generation.
"You know, it doesn't matter how old you are or what you're wearing or where you're at or how much you had to drink," said walker Stephanie McMurry. "It doesn't matter what happens, it's never the victims fault. Ever."
Is a "slut walk" a good idea?
A "slut walk?" Yeah.
You see, a police chief in Toronto recently told a group of female students that in order to avoid be raped, "women should stop dressing like sluts." Okay, thanks dad.
That message didn't go over well with some of the women of Toronto, who decided to fight back with their slutty protest. That movement spread to Dallas, where some lingerie-wearing ladies and their male supporters took to the streets toting signs that read "clothes does not make the victim," "end victim blaming" and "How I dress is not an invitation," with chanting "hey, hey, ho, ho, we understand that no means no."
"I want to end victim blaming," said participant Britt Shulte. "This is still a really prevailing concept and idea in our society that our apparel dictates the kind of treatment we receive and it dictates the respect that we receive."
The goal of the event was to end victim blaming, and reclaim the power of the word "slut" in much the same way that the phrase "queer" was reclaimed by gays and lesbians of an earlier generation.
"You know, it doesn't matter how old you are or what you're wearing or where you're at or how much you had to drink," said walker Stephanie McMurry. "It doesn't matter what happens, it's never the victims fault. Ever."
Is a "slut walk" a good idea?
'n' word an a few other select words in which the power has been or is being removed.
"Is it because of Amerika's ridiculously religious puritanism?"
"Is it because Amerikan's are just plain stupid?"
Dress the way you like and let the world be colorfull as it is ment to be!!!
The ignorance and sheer stupidity on this poll is sad, disgusting and disturbing. Yet again, Sodahead News and the many brilliant minds on this site have missed the point entirely.
I support slut walk. I support the sluts in my city and sluts all over the world who send a message (loud and clear) that what I do (or do not) wear does not give anyone permission to rape, harass or touch me and that the violence committed against victims of these sorts of crimes are rarely (if ever) about the victim or his/her actions.
Blaming a woman for being raped based upon what she pulled out of her closet that morning is like blaming a murder victim for not being dead enough.
But what I get from this is America has fallen so low -- that sluts are now proud to be sluts, and that many of us think that is OK !
I would have to make something new to wear to it, because all of my dresses cover my ankles. It would still be worth it, because as someone who has experienced rape, I take such matters very seriously.
One of the reasons I never went to the police was the fear of having something so traumatic taken lightly, or of being asked accusatory questions about my lifestyle as though a person could possibly deserve something so horrible simply by not conforming to other people's expectations of what a "good girl" should be like.
My lifestyle was modest and cautious, and the violence was committed by someone I knew and trusted, but that should never be the point. Even if I had been wearing something more revealing, I would not have deserved what happened to me. Nobody ever deserves to be raped. I fully support the slut walk and everything it stands for.
I not sure the maxim "all publicity is good publicity" really works here.