EPTToronto's SlutWalk [?SFW]
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Jathin
United States3505 Posts
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Zorkmid
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It's in protest of a Toronto Police Officer who suggested that women are inviting rape and sexual assault by dressing provocatively. | ||
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Jathin
United States3505 Posts
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On April 05 2011 01:42 Jathin wrote: Yes I understand that. It's in the article. Put it in your OP then, its misleading. | ||
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Kimaker
United States2131 Posts
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/04/04/t1larg.slutwalk.ctv.cnn.jpg) I didn't know anybody wanted the word slut | ||
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Phelski
United States142 Posts
haha | ||
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Jathin
United States3505 Posts
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wzzit
United States201 Posts
On April 05 2011 01:42 Jathin wrote: Yes I understand that. It's in the article, but it is ridiculous that the leaders of this movement are "taking the word back" There is nothing in the article that indicates that the leaders of this movement are "trying to take the word back." The name "Slutwalk" is clearly a tongue-in-cheek reference to the constable's inappropriate remarks about rape and sexual assault. | ||
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DarkGeneral
Canada328 Posts
Its absurd. Its ludacris. Anyone assaulting a person for what they like to wear, or not wear for that matter, should be punished to the full extent of the law, with ZERO blame on the person who wore the harmless garment. | ||
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QuothTheRaven
United States5524 Posts
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
This is not an isolated incident. Anti-victim bias results in sexual crimes not getting reported and justice not being done. | ||
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Kimaker
United States2131 Posts
On April 05 2011 01:48 QuothTheRaven wrote: Terminology notions aside, blaming victims of sexual assault cases is a serious issue in almost every country and is worthy of the attention. The catch slogans and signs are just ways of getting attention and raising awareness. I agree completely, but the title produces FAR more humor than outrage. Then you read what it's about, and...I don't know, just feels like they could have come up with something a bit less distracting from the issue? | ||
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
No rapist would try to rape someone in public in a huge crowd >.> Also, I would be ashamed of myself if I was ever associated with a group called "Slut Walk." | ||
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Jathin
United States3505 Posts
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
On April 05 2011 01:51 Kimaker wrote: I agree completely, but the title produces FAR more humor than outrage. Then you read what it's about, and...I don't know, just feels like they could have come up with something a bit less distracting from the issue? Where is the distraction? The police officer told a crowd of university students that they could avoid getting raped if they don't dress like sluts. This is a direct reaction to that incident and the anti-victim bias that it embodies. | ||
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QuothTheRaven
United States5524 Posts
On April 05 2011 01:51 Kimaker wrote: I agree completely, but the title produces FAR more humor than outrage. Then you read what it's about, and...I don't know, just feels like they could have come up with something a bit less distracting from the issue? Well, for what it's worth, if they had come up with something less provocative, we--and many others--probably wouldn't be talking about it, because it would be just another one of many rallies of this kind. | ||
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Kimaker
United States2131 Posts
On April 05 2011 01:53 QuothTheRaven wrote: Well, for what it's worth, if they had come up with something less provocative, we--and many others--probably wouldn't be talking about it, because it would be just another one of many rallies of this kind. Fair. I concede the point. On April 05 2011 01:53 bonifaceviii wrote: Where is the distraction? The police officer told a crowd of university students that they could avoid getting raped if they don't dress like sluts. This is a direct reaction to that incident and the anti-victim bias that it embodies. Just the idea of attaching such a huge societal problem to a specific incident, of which I'd not heard of before, sorta puts the focus on the incident and not on the problem. Thus far my feelings on this have gone (as I understood it more): Hilarious, Curious, Confused, Befuddled, Understanding, Sympathy with the cause. Bit of a roundabout way of getting there, that's all I'm saying. | ||
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