Is this the right cause? Is this the right way to protest attitudes about rape?

Slutwalk NYC is tomorrow at noon in NYC. Be there or be square!

What are the participants saying when they protest rape by dressing in a slutty way? Do you believe in their message? Do you think this is an effective protest? Why, or why not?

Are the cops right when they say that if women dress like sluts, they shouldn’t be surprised if they get raped? Does most of society, in your opinion, think these women are asking for it?

And what about women of color? Does this leave them out?

Statement from Black Women’s Blueprint:

We are deeply concerned. As Black women and girls we find no space in SlutWalk, no space for participation and to unequivocally denounce rape and sexual assault as we have experienced it…As Black women, we do not have the privilege or the space to call ourselves “slut” without validating the already historically entrenched ideology and recurring messages about what and who the Black woman is. We don’t have the privilege to play on destructive representations burned in our collective minds, on our bodies and souls for generations. Although we understand the valid impetus behind the use of the word “slut” as language to frame and brand an anti-rape movement, we are gravely concerned.