Heather Jarvis isn't afraid to call herself a slut. Clad in jeans and a red T-shirt, the 25-year-old student stood on a Toronto street on April 3 in front of thousands of women and men, raised a megaphone to her mouth and shouted, "As a slut, the only thing I'm asking for is consent." Her declaration was met with roaring cheers.
Jarvis, along with crowds of protesters, had taken to the streets to march in what was dubbed a SlutWalk. The march, organized by Jarvis and Sonya Barnett, was spurred by the comments of Toronto constable Michael Sanguinetti, who told a group of students in a safety class that women "should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."
In response to the constable's remark — and the implication that women's actions, not the actions of rapists, lead to sexual assault — SlutWalk was born.
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7 comments:
Just shows what low lives people are becoming.
How are these girls low lives? They are making a statement. They are saying that regardless of what they are wearing, it does not mean it is ok to be raped.
Regardless of the cause you are not going to catch me walking in a marathon called Slut Walk.
Don't you mean low lifes?
any girl wears clothes like that, shes asking for it.
1:56 You sound like the guy who wears thug clothing with his pants down to he's knees complaining the cops are always harassing me. Dress like a thug you are a thug dress like a slut you are a slut. Perception is reality.
the slutwalk is for the bedroom only.
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