To go to todays Slutwalk in Glasgow?

[StrawberryMewMew]

So, I'm not sure if anyone here has heard of this.

Today a protest is being held in Glasgow's George Square, to protest that women should be able to wear what they wish without fear of assault.

It was sparked by a Canadian police officer claiming that women would stop being raped if stopped dressing like sluts! Disgusting isn't it?

So today there will be thousands of women dressed slutty in Glasgow's city centre.

Does everyone think this is the right way to approach this and if you're from Glasgow will you be attending?

I said I'd never seen it, PrinceHumperdink. I used to hate walking past building sites, it's not flattering at all. When the building next door to my office was being renovated it really made me feel uncomfortable. I asked to see the site foreman and asked him to make them stop, it worked.

Alpine You shouldn't have to take responsibility for anything.

It is a sick mans responsibility who subjected you to that.

The problem isn't the womans for wearing revealing clothes, but our society who brands anyone dressed like that as asking for it.

Was there not a girl who killed herself a few years back because she was raped and had to show her underwear in court because she was wearing a thong!!!???

StewieGriffinsMom... I don't agree with you on that point. You only have to look at how women dress for nightclubs - not the normal 'nights out with the girls'. Are they doing that for their friends? No, they're doing it for 'admiration' and some of that is going to be unwanted.

Women can dress however they like but if they choose to be provocative in their dress, it's for attention... the 'walk' is indicative of that.

So following your logic,Alpine,was I responsible for the harassment I received, as described earlier,because I was in a predominantly Muslim area,where many women wear abayas,burqas and niqab,sans any form of headcovering?

You are free to rationalise your assault any way you wish. :)

I saw a survey once that showed that the most common kind of clothing worn by women who got sexually assaulted was JEANS.

(not because jeans attract assault, but the point is that you can't stave off assault by dressing right.)

LetThereBeRock I have been attacked, and I live in a predominantly muslim area. Lots of women have been attacked here.
Lots of women have had abuse shouted at them everyday...

I am far from racist, and I really mean far from but that seems to be a problem with men in muslim culture.

I am preparing to be flamed for that comment.

Nobody deserves it, SGM, but you can't change other people's behaviour (if not sanctionable by law), only your own.

Sybil... Perhaps because that's the most commonly worn item of clothing?

LyingWitch, yes exactly, of course it is because jeans are what most women wear most of the time.

I think your comment was a bit misleading though, Sybil, a sexual assault is not verbal, it's physical. I make a definite distinction between physical assault and verbal harrassment/attention.

I put the harassment I received down to the fact that they were utter arseholes who had a real sense of entitlement,and no respect for women,not because they were Muslim or because I failed to wear any form of headcovering.

Does anyone know what happened to the London one? I saw it in a magazine and then could find nothing about it.

Perhaps they thought I should have worn a headcovering of some form,but that's not an excuse for harassment and it's their problem,not mine.

It pains me to hear women blaming themselves for the behaviour of these 'men'.

No idea *Kit", I know that FB deleted the page for the Glasgow walk for being obscene. Maybe the same happened with London?

The Glasgow walk has been having problems going through with it, the council really are not on their side.

They made such a big deal out of it in Grazia magazine. I wouldve gone down tbh but I cant find anything on it.

LetThereBeRock It is their problem, I would never say it is a womans fault. But some men do seem to have a sense of entitlement when it comes to the way some women dress. This is not their fault it's the attackers and harrassers and whoever gave them the idea that it was okay.

I'm in Glasgow,well almost,and I hadn't heard a word about this walk until now.

Kit www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13332349

LTBR Will you be going?

Probably not. I'm not fond of the concept,even though I agree with the message,plus I already have plans.

I responded to you,and Alpine in that one post there,Strawberry,so different parts were intended for different people.Apologies for the confusion.

I'm not suprised F/B deleted it, it is obscene ( and F/B don't delete much!)
Walking around like sluts is not going to get you anywhere (apart from on YouTube where men will just laugh at you ) -
It's childlike attention seeking and completely counterproductive.

So does anyone apart from me think that todays walk could quite easily just bring more attention to women for the way they are dressed?

And it's okay LTBR :)