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‘SlutWalk’ attracts up to 1,000 demonstrators in Israel (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | |
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Women have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv in revealing clothing as part of the annual ‘SlutWalk.’ The march protests a perceived victim-blaming culture where how a woman dresses is used by some to rationalize sexual assault. | Women have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv in revealing clothing as part of the annual ‘SlutWalk.’ The march protests a perceived victim-blaming culture where how a woman dresses is used by some to rationalize sexual assault. |
“The provocative dress, other than getting the media’s attention, is meant to say, it doesn’t matter if I’m undressed or if I’m a slut, I’m allowed to say no, and if somebody disregards this ‘no,’ then he is a sex offender and I’m not at fault,” organizer Bracha Barad told the Times of Israel. | “The provocative dress, other than getting the media’s attention, is meant to say, it doesn’t matter if I’m undressed or if I’m a slut, I’m allowed to say no, and if somebody disregards this ‘no,’ then he is a sex offender and I’m not at fault,” organizer Bracha Barad told the Times of Israel. |
Some of the signs in Hebrew said, “No drink is an invitation to rape,” and, “My body is not a sex object.” | Some of the signs in Hebrew said, “No drink is an invitation to rape,” and, “My body is not a sex object.” |
Barad said the protesters aim to reclaim the word “slut,” comparing it to the word “queer”, which she said is no longer used in a derogatory way. | Barad said the protesters aim to reclaim the word “slut,” comparing it to the word “queer”, which she said is no longer used in a derogatory way. |
One in five women in Israel will experience rape and one in three will experience sexual assault, according to the Tel Aviv Sexual Assault Crisis Center. | One in five women in Israel will experience rape and one in three will experience sexual assault, according to the Tel Aviv Sexual Assault Crisis Center. |
The marches originated in 2011 in Canada in response to comments by police these that women shouldn’t “dress like sluts” to avoid being sexually assaulted. | The marches originated in 2011 in Canada in response to comments by police these that women shouldn’t “dress like sluts” to avoid being sexually assaulted. |
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