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An Open Letter from Black Women to the Slutwalk

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The Slut Walks emerged in 2011 after a police officer’s comment to University of Toronto students which equated women’s “slutty” dress with the probability of sexual assault. His comments inspired global protests against sexual profiling, slut shaming and sexual assault.
BLACK WOMEN’S BLUEPRINT
Posted on Friday, September, 23, 2011
We the undersigned women of African descent and antiviolence advocates, activists, scholars, and organizational and spiritual leaders wish to address the SlutWalk. First, we commend the organizers on their bold and vast mobilization to end the shaming and blaming of sexual assault victims for violence committed against them by other members of society. We are proud to be living in this moment in time where girls and boys have the opportunity to witness the acts of extraordinary women resisting oppression and challenging the myths that feed rape culture everywhere.

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Gender & Society

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Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications., 2016

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English

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08912432

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Volume 30, Issue 1, February 2016, pp. 9–13

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