Time: TBA
Place: TBA (downtown Vancouver)
Cost: Free
What To Wear: Slutty, Sexy, Kinky, Provocative, JUST BE YOU ....
Bring: Friends & Signage
Description
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Email us at slutwalkvancouver@gmail.com
Event route and the exact time is not yet set. I will announce here those details as soon as I hear word.
This an everyone-welcome kind of event.
We, as Vancouverite's are uniting with SlutWalk Toronto to move against intolerance and towards education.
BECAUSE WE’VE HAD ENOUGH!
This is cross-posted from SlutWalk Toronto:
On January 24th, 2011, a representative of the Toronto Police gave shocking insight into the Force’s view of sexual assault by stating: “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized”.
As the city’s major protective service, the Toronto Police have perpetuated the myth and stereotype of ‘the slut’, and in doing so have failed us. With sexual assault already a significantly under-reported crime, survivors have now been given even less of a reason to go to the Police, for fear that they could be blamed. Being assaulted isn’t about what you wear; it’s not even about sex; but using a pejorative term to rationalize inexcusable behavior creates an environment in which it’s okay to blame the victim.
Historically, the term ‘slut’ has carried a predominantly negative connotation. Aimed at those who are sexually promiscuous, be it for work or pleasure, it has primarily been women who have suffered under the burden of this label. And whether dished out as a serious indictment of one’s character or merely as a flippant insult, the intent behind the word is always to wound, so we’re taking it back. “Slut” is being re-appropriated.
We are tired of being oppressed by slut-shaming; of being judged by our sexuality and feeling unsafe as a result. Being in charge of our sexual lives should not mean that we are opening ourselves to an expectation of violence, regardless if we participate in sex for pleasure or work. No one should equate enjoying sex with attracting sexual assault.
