Slut walk for dummies
Yet again the annual slut walk took place in our city today. The slut walk for anyone who doesn't know is a walk to raise awareness about so called rape culture and to assert that woman do not deserve rape no matter what they wear. I know it's almost to stupid to hear without hurting your brain right? Nobody in their right mind man or woman would think in western culture that its acceptable to sexually assault a woman or a man just because what that person is wearing is provocative or revealing. The birth of the slut walk in Canada at least spawned from comments made by Toronto Police in 2011 that went along the lines of *if women do not want to get raped stop dressing like sluts*. Woman groups all over the place lost their shit and flew off the handle and I can't blame them personally for that reaction. For a police officer to infer that anyone would deserve to be assaulted sexually or otherwise because of their clothing or lack there of is ridiculous!
In reality what happened was an idiot cop had made a statement that was far to oversimplified and offensive to victims of rape. What the police wanted to covey was that there are people out there who break the law, SHOCKER I KNOW! and its up to the citizens to know the risks in any given situation. People know its not a good idea to walk alone at night with flashy clothes on or expensive gadgets visible because the RISK of getting mugged goes way up. Same as if say a woman walks home drunk out of her mind barley dressed. If a criminal is in the area he will use the situation to his advantage. There is a video that explains this in much grater detail than I care to go into right now below. What pisses me off is when these people in the slut walk claim we live in a culture of rape in Canada. I'm sorry but no, that is disgusting and a complete load of shit. Police in Canada do not take rape lightly. If a woman or man is rapped they can go to the police for help and they will always receive it. Rape is a crime and Canada has laws that recognize this and police will always be there to help as much as they can to investigate rape claims. Just last night a girl was sexually assaulted at Harry Anilay during a grad party at the school. This poor girl knew she had been violated and the police was where she had to go to find justice and protection. The police have taken action and some young teens are facing some serious chargers. This is my Canada! this is my country that helps victims of crime no matter how much people try to claim we live in a country that condones rape or any other crime for that matter. Lets slut walk to raise awareness about rape to the women who think police cant help. Lets slut walk to show Canadians have the freedom to dress how we want but are smart enough to know how to lower our risk of being a victim. Lets slut walk for men and woman alike who deserve to be equal, no one sex is higher than the other. We are human beings.
Very awesome video that really takes the argument of woman deserving rape and crushes it completely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGV-fhZ-xs
