Slutwalk Comes To Minnesota

Rule 5 Post #1

(This is posted in accordance with Robert Stacy McCain's Rule #5 for successful blogging.)

Stupid feminists (a tautology) routinely protest in various states of undress in order to get more attention than they otherwise could. This is the sort of tasteless, tacky, and frankly sexist tactic that one would think would be beneath a self-respecting feminist (an oxymoron). "Slutwalk" is coming to Minnesota tomorrow:

Waving signs like "My dress is not a ’yes,’" women in various states of dress or undress take to city streets to protest an attitude that holds victims responsible for inviting sexual violence. The march has caused controversy among women’s rights advocates, not only for its intentionally in-your-face name, but also because of a concern that the medium is smothering the message.

Now represented in more than 75 cities worldwide, SlutWalk was launched by a single remark. At a college safety seminar in Toronto last spring, a police officer told young women they would be less likely to be raped if they didn’t dress "like sluts."

Police officers will routinely offer you advice on how to avoid being a crime victim: lock your doors, put your Christmas presents in the trunk, stay out of rough neighborhoods, carry a weapon, don't go alone, get a dog, get an alarm system, get a restraining order... and yes, dress modestly.

We've built a society that has no concept of respect. Not for self, not for others. Take all the offense you want, but the guy who is impressed by "SlutWalk" probably wouldn't have raped you anyway, no matter what you were (or were not) wearing. The guy who rapes won't care about your message of what you should be able to wear (or not wear) without fear.