About a dozen people, men and women, gathered in downtown Kelowna Friday afternoon for the first annual Slut Walk. Organized by UBC-O student Karyn Giesbrecht as part of a social work project, Slut Walk is a protest where women wear sexually provocative clothes and carry signs explaining the way a woman dresses is not a license to take advantage of her.
It is a politically incorrect term being used for good intentions. The Slut Walk originated in Toronto after a police officer told women they could avoid sexual assault if they stopped dressing like sluts.
He did it and to say she was asking for it is completely wrong. Giesbrecht says the posters are meant to provoke thought about a controversial topic. A few men joined the walk as it made its way from Bertram and Lawrence, an area known to be frequented by prostitutes, to the Elizabeth Fry Society.
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