SlutWalk: Toronto
...women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized |
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ProtestThe first SlutWalk was organized in Toronto, on April 3, 2011. The movement was given the name ‘SlutWalk’ as a direct response to the police officer’s comment and it was mostly directed to the police services and other policy makers.
Even though the organizers were expecting a lot less, SlutWalk Toronto mobilized thousands of people across gender, sex, race, age, class, profession, background and interest. There was a diversity of clothing, posters, and banners. Some women attended wearing jeans, T-shirts, and sneakers, while others were wearing fishnets, tank tops, bikinis, and stilettos. A large number of men also attended the protests, and wanted to contribute to the movement. |
There is a big misconception that people that dress a certain way ask for sexual assault, and that needs to stop now |
All 3 photos taken by Eric Parker
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The methods used were diverse and
creative.They delivered speeches and testimonies and marched through the streets of Toronto, but what caught the attention of the
media and people around the world was their innovative ideas, repertoires, words, phrases, banners, buttons, T-shirts, and posters.
The reason why these protests became a world-wide movement was the use of media and their unusual repertoires. The diversity and the clothing was one of the main reasons it got a lot of attention by world media. Additionally, blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and hashtags, and SlutWalk Toronto’s official website enabled them to go transnational as well as their similar grievances to other people in other countries.
The reason why these protests became a world-wide movement was the use of media and their unusual repertoires. The diversity and the clothing was one of the main reasons it got a lot of attention by world media. Additionally, blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and hashtags, and SlutWalk Toronto’s official website enabled them to go transnational as well as their similar grievances to other people in other countries.
Created by Ezgi Ertem, with MyMaps Google
Header Photo: SlutWalk Toronto protesters, photo taken by Eric Parker
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