No does NOT mean Yes: Slutwalk Brisbane

So today was the Slutwalk and I was so close to not attending this event, but luckily I made it and just in time! "SlutWalk has become a worldwide movement, working to challenge mindsets and stereotypes of victim-blaming and slut-shaming" - Slutwalk

The movement founded in Toronto was established after a police officer labeled women and people most at risk of being sexually assaulted as sluts. This ofcourse is wrong and the Slutwalk movement is the best response to such an unprofessional use of power by police.

We are entitled to dress the way we want to. This is self expression, this is life, this is freedom. In no way does this mean/suggest that you want to be sexually assaulted. I thought people were more literal these days, the only way a person dresses that could suggest they are "asking for it" is if they were holding a sign and it was printed all over their clothing. Ever seen that? I don't think so.

I thought this was a great event, just to see everyone feel so strong about this cause was empowering and encouraging. It shows that people do care about an issue that must be addressed. We do live in a free society, clothing is a form of our own self expression and who is to place us in these segmented groups or stereotypes, who is to disregard our rights and say that being sexually assaulted is our fault. To know that an official has labeled people as sluts is an outrage and thus, here stands the Slutwalk movement, here to correct the politically uncorrect.

Here are a select few photos from the event, to see the rest please go to my facebook page ;)

Till next time my friends.