SLUT walks, what are they all about then?
Thousands of women have donned their skimpiest clothes to protest after a Canadian police officer advised women “should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised.”
That quickly became “in order to avoid being sexually assaulted” and then “to avoid being raped” once women on this side of the pond cottoned on.
The officer, Toronto Police Constable Michael Sanguinetti, had been giving a talk on health and safety to a group of students when he said: “You know, I think we’re beating around the bush here. I’ve been told I’m not supposed to say this – however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised.”
He has since apologised for his remarks and was disciplined, but around 3,000 people then took part in the first Slut Walk in Toronto and it has been followed up in the UK in Cardiff and Manchester.
Last month there were newspaper reports that parents in Glasgow were advised not to dress their schoolchildren in short skirts and tight trousers amid fears they could be targeted by paedophiles.
A letter sent by the school said the move would “protect children from being targeted by sexual predators.”
Is it not naive to think it’s that easy? It is not the fault of the child if a paedophile has such perverse thoughts, nor can a woman know what a man will think if she goes out in a dress a size too small.
They’re simply not responsible for the inappropriate and illegal actions of another adult.
But of course, we can do our bit. Why does a child need to wear short skirts?
Why do women need to go out with their breasts hanging out? It’s unnecessary and a Slut Walk will not make the jot of difference, but personal responsibility will.
