SlutWalk

Tomorrow is an event called the SlutWalk. It is being held in several cities nationwide, one being the city where I live. The purpose of this event is to absolve victim's of rape against any feeling that the event might have been brought on by them self. It is strictly the fault of the perpetrator. I more-or-less agree with this feeling... up to a logical point. What is bothersome is the way they're going about it. They encourage women to show-up dressed in their sluttiest attire. Their feeling is that nothing a woman wears or does brings about the response of rape or degradation. This is naturally an immature response, once again showing how little wisdom we have in today's do-anything, say-anything world.

In a sense they are expecting the potential rapist to show a higher standard than they themselves are willing to attain to. They want (and/or demand) good character and decent actions without the ethics and morality which alone can bring those traits into play. 
You cannot expect a person to act civil and upstanding if you're fanning the flames which lead them away from that expectation.

Their attitude is much like going on a diet of cake, ice cream, french fries and Coke... and still expect to lose weight. 

My feeling is that we all are responsible to demand responsible actions from each member of society... especially in what we refrain from!  Of course this post will only be interpreted that I am backing-up the statement which brought their whole march about in the first place. You cannot force logic down the throat of someone who does not see logic. Most people who practice the "as nasty as I wanna be" mentality (which seems to be those taking a strong stance on this issue) only want that freedom for their own self, they seldom want someone else to be as nasty as they want to be.


Be responsible and you won't need to pluck out anyone's eyes.
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