Precis 8: SlutWalking

SlutWalking gets rolling after cop's loose talk about provocative clothing

Lecture to Toronto students ignites protests across Canada and US at culture of blaming rape victims

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/06/slutwalking-policeman-talk-clothing

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  After a policeman Michael Sanguinetti adresses 10 students in Canada in the pep talk and told them that woman should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised, a movement called "SlutWalking" was born and has gone international in reposte to his loose talk. It is attracting the ones who don't accept blaming the victims. People signed up via facebook and twitter to attend the SlutWalks in USA, Argentina, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the UK.
  The police officer admitted that the comment should  never be made and what's more, shall not to be repeated, but there is no holding back the SlutWalkers now. The first one was held in Toronto in April, where participants carried placards saying "Met a slut today? Don't assault her," "Sluts pay taxes" and "We're here, we're sluts, get used to it." They all wanted to express the belief that rape is about the rapist, not his victim. The SlutWalks are the most popular among the college students.
  The US government's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention found that up to one in four women in US universities report having experienced an attempted or completed rape while in college. 
  The SlutWalks motto: " being a slut and getting pissed off" – proclaims that the word "slut" is being reappropriated. The Slut Walkers appeal to come and walk with them.