It is my goal to stimulate my poor neglected brain cells everyday until I am reunited with the academic environment that is higher education.
Today I read this:
www.stumbleupon.com/su/22MJqI/www.scoop.it/t/the-slutwalk-movement
a) This is ridiculous. This is America, I'm not going to stay in the house for fear of wearing the wrong thing outside. Next thing you know they'll tell physical abuse victims that they're just in their houses at the wrong time looking like they could use a black eye. Some people just feed the idea that women are the lesser gender. Bullshit.
b) Slut walk? The word slut is much like the word nigger. I don't understand why people feel the need to redefine something offensive in order to get their point across. Redefining disrespect doesn't make it any less offensive in my opinion. Activism is great; labels are too simple for something this complex. I respect the activism and the message, but I don't think I could ever label myself a "slut" just because I want people to know that I have a right to choose what I want for my body. Hypocritically though, I could see myself supporting this event because it is eye catching and people pay attention to what is being said when activists do things like this. I respect and admire most of what these women and men are trying to do. As a member of Women for Women I am no stranger the power of a provocative or eye catching slogan to persuade an otherwise distracted student. I am just not a fan of redefining slut. I'm a woman, a survivor, a bad ass, adjectives may follow or precede, but I am not, nor will I ever be anyone's slut or bitch, not even my own.
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