The Slut Walk

The slut walk originated in Canada. It sparked from a case of rape. When the trial was happening, the police officer said something like "if she didn't want to get raped she should have dressed the way she did." When I heard about this, it infuriated me. Since when is it okay to RAPE someone because of how she dresses? It makes me sick that this is something said to DEFEND the man who did this horrific thing. To this day, many times when women are raped or assaulted, they are asked "are you sure you didn't ask for it?" This shouldn't be asked. It doesn't matter how pernicious a woman dresses, or how she act, or who she hangs out with. Rape is rape and there is no excuse for it. The slut walk is a gathering of people of all ages, races, and genders, to come together and walk for a cause. Women wear whatever they want, short skirts, a bra, hot pants, anything they want. The point is to try to take back the word "slut". It is to take back from the rape that was sadly put upon some women. My theme for this poster is: "The length of the dress does not mean yes!" To me, this simply means that no matter what a woman wears, it should open the door for a man to take advantage of her. It's sickening. My sorority, Lambda Theta Alpha, along side an on campus organization, Breaking Free, are bringing the slut walk to Buffalo this coming spring. We feel that rape, especially around college campuses, needs to come to the light. There is no excuse for rape.