(2024)
Description
SLUTWALK IS A TRANSNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF PROTEST MARCHES CALLING FOR AN END TO RAPE CULTURE, INCLUDING VICTIM-BLAMING AND SLUT-SHAMING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. THE MOVEMENT ORIGINATED IN TORONTO, CANADA, IN 2011, FOLLOWING A REMARK MADE BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO SUGGESTED THAT “WOMEN SHOULD AVOID DRESSING LIKE SLUTS” TO PREVENT BEING VICTIMIZED. THIS COMMENT SPARKED OUTRAGE AND LED TO THE FIRST SLUTWALK, ORGANIZED TO CHALLENGE AND DISMANTLE THE MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES SURROUNDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
TYPE
psa campaign