A lot. Both feature phalanxes of females flaunting scanty clothing that typically involves lingerie. Take, for example, the feminist blog Feministing. But here is Feministing contributor Jessica Fuller, in an Oct.
The contradictory modes of the two women stem from a fundamental contradiction in the very idea of a SlutWalk. Since old-time feminists were in charge of Take Back the Night, the dress code was old-time feminist: bluejeans and T-shirts.
The admonition, if crudely put, was practical, rather like advising someone walking through a dangerous neighborhood at night not to flash expensive jewelry or leave a wallet hanging out. Tell men not to rape. The SlutWalkers got all huffy when people β including some old-time feminists β pointed out that their attire might be sending mixed signals, especially to men.
A New York City SlutWalker who decided to protest rape culture by performing a pole dance on the sidewalk was quickly surrounded by male gawkers filming her on their phones. In Victorian times that meant flashing an ankle every now and then. Now, it means β¦ whatever. Women get another chance besides Halloween to dress up like prostitutes!
The other reality that feminists tend to deny is that rape and sexual desire are linked. Rape, in that view, is a purely political act of male dominance.
