Slutwalk

[RosieH]

I'm somewhat hesitatnt to post this on here, however...

Was wondering if anyone local will be slutwalking on Saturday?

[Jah Lush]

I do it every Friday and Saturday. I'm utterly shameless me.

[Brendan]

I won?t, for obvious reasons, but I couldn?t applaud the sentiment more.

[RosieH]

Thanks Brendan.

My walking buddy isn't well, and I'm trying to find someone else to hang out with - if anyone local's going and wouldn't mind a tag-along, do let me know.

Jah, you know better than that.

[Loz]

Exactly how does a slut walk?

[Jah Lush]

Apologies RosieH. Of course I do know better and it is for a very good cause. So I shall post it up here for you and anyone else who wants to take part.

Slutwalk London

[giggirl]

Possibly maybe Rosie H. I've been considering it. But not in heels obviously.

[RosieH]

Thanks lovely Jah.

For anyone who is unaware, the Slutwalks aren't about reclaiming the word 'slut' as has often been misreported in some of the more sensationalist press.

They started as students in Canada were advised on campus by a police officer that if they want to avoid being raped, they should avoid dressing like sluts. The point of these walks is to reinforce the message that rape is the crime and the fault of the rapist, not of the victim.

Slutwalk London is happening on Saturday. Kick off is 1pm at Picadilly.

[KidKruger]

How would a male dress as a (male) slut ?

Open-necked shirt, medallion, soft sneakers and 70's shades, oh no hold on, that's a pimp..

[Otta]

And you'll already be dressed up to hit the bars after. Result!

[RosieH]

KK, I thought boys couldn't be sluts?

[Brendan]

But we can dream.

[KidKruger]

RosieH, well that's the conundrum isn't it, and slightly anti-girl.

Anyway I want to exercise my right to dress like a slut, once I find out what that would entail...

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

As a slovenly, slattern, I'm going to organise a march to reclaim the word 'slut'.

[RosieH]

KK, yes, it bally well is. I wasn't being serious. Double standards are a very real part of this problem.

If you want to dress like a slut then I suggest you don't wash your clothes and give them a quick blast of Febreze instead. PGC is quite right. Incidentally, Loyd Grossman once called me a slut and I wear it as a badge of honour - he meant it of course that I am a slattern as I couldn't iron his shirt to his exacting standards.

[KidKruger]

Lloyd Grossman is he the 'through the keyhole' ponce ?

If I see him I'll twat him for ya (as I say 'iron that you ponce').

Most of us have had slutty times, boys and girls. And if not, why not, dammit.

[RosieH]

The very fella. Actually charming and I wouldn't hurt a hair on his head.

I quite liked that in his strangulated anglicised accent though, that he used 'slut' English stylee and not yankside.

[PeckhamRose]

What a completely wonderful event.

I wish all you sluts and slutters(male?!) a wonderful slutwalk.

If I were able to be there (as a bikerslut, natch) I would.

[KidKruger]

Oh cool, the forum technology converted my word to symbols when I said I'd 'twat' him.

See, look, 'twat', 'twat'..

How cool.

[Annette Curtain]

I'm dyslexic

So I'm going on a LUSTwalk

( sounds way more fun )

N:)

[steveo]

Any father with daughters will have said, 'You're not going out looking like that.'

For them the argument is a cleft stick

[Dee Woffaz]

Too right Annette Curtain

"Dyslexics untie"

:))

Id love to be there but im going away for the weekend to find some scantily clad young man to abuse.

[indiepanda]

I have difficulty with this one... on the one hand I totally agree that men can't say it's ok to rape women if they dress provocatively.

But I've no desire to reclaim the word "slut" - I can't think of any time when it's been anything other than insulting...

I'd rather demonstrate for a proper investigation into why so few reported rapes result in a conviction and as a result even fewer bother to report, and some positive action to resolve. Recognition it's not women's fault (which to be honest I don't think many men would really argue with) doesn't seem enough.

[Loz]

If it makes you feel better Indiepanda (if that is possible, considering the subject matter) the reporting to conviction rate for rape (the 'attrition rate') is really not much better or worse than most other major offences. Not that that is any reason to be complacent.

I can dig out the stats if you like - I posted them a while ago during the Kenneth Clarke brouhaha.

[indiepanda]

Loz Wrote:

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> If it makes you feel better Indiepanda (if that is

> possible, considering the subject matter) the

> reporting to conviction rate for rape (the

> 'attrition rate') is really not much better or

> worse than most other major offences. Not that

> that is any reason to be complacent.

>

> I can dig out the stats if you like - I posted

> them a while ago during the Kenneth Clarke

> brouhaha.

Seriously?? Am not sure that does make me feel better actually!

We still seem to have a pretty bad record on rape and getting worse, if this newspaper report is anything to go by - worse conviction rates in Europe this says:- (I know this isn't the full story - but it's articles like this that give the impression conviction rates are very poor here to rape)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5321555/Britain-has-lowest-rape-conviction-rate-in-Europe-study-finds.html