The Feminist Current is a great site for understanding and staying up to date with feminism in Canada. This quote is from the conclusion of an article about the Vancouver Slutwalk, but addresses what many feminists find problematic about what Slutwalks are about. The italics are mine. “Despite numerous
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Progressive Proselytizing: From Chick-fil-A to Muslim World protests
By the time Chick-fil-A quietly announced that it was no longer donating to political groups with anti-gay agendas, the cacophony of attention given to the back and forth over the Chick-fil-A controversy has been dwarfed by protests in the Muslim world sparked by a previously unknown Islamophobic amateur film produced
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: To avoid sex assault, don’t dress “like a whore”: Krista Ford
As Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s niece Krista advises women to avoid sexual assault – by not dressing like “whores” – a recent victim offers a personal response.
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: RCMP’s Misogynistic Response to Gillford Sexual Harassment Claim
In May, Corporal Catherine Galliford filed a claim of being sexually harassed by her male superiors during her 16 year career with our national police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Predictably, the responses from the four accused Mounties is denial. But, in this country famous for compassion, how
Continue readingArt Threat: Reclaiming the Mainstream – Comopolitan magazine gets the alt media treatment
100 Best Sex Tips of the Year. Bigger, Better Pleasure. Shrink Your Inner Thighs! The Smile That Gets You What You Want. The Sexy Confidence Men Can’t Resist. The above are samples of headlines from just the past five issues of Cosmopolitan magazine, a periodical that touts itself as being
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: SlutWalk Puts Shame on Display in Winnipeg
I am truly saddened by the ignorance on display in Winnipeg this past weekend. As part of the Winnipeg SlutWalk, a large group of women, men, and children — many of whom decided to make up some signs or get some from those people who printed my business cards —
Continue readingTime for another Slutwalk, this time in Brooklyn
In Saudi Arabia, the religious police regularly patrol the country for citizens who may be flaunting the Kingdom’s version of Islam, especially when it pertains to women exposing too much flesh.
Think this kind of thing only happens in the in the medieval backwoods of Riyadh? Think again. In Brooklyn’s Park Slope . . . → Read More: Time for another Slutwalk, this time in Brooklyn
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: SlutWalk and Sluts
The fact that SlutWalk has rapidly ballooned into a multinational protest movement from an ill-spoken comment by a Toronto policeman represents a distinct and poignant feeling latent in our societies. Namely, the idea that provocative dressing or actio…
Continue readingDrive-by Times: Slut Walks take back the power
When police officer Michael Sanguinetti was giving York University law students tips on personal safety, he said the following:”You know, I think we’re beating around the bush here… I’ve been told I’m not supposed to say this – however, women shoul…
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