Archive for May, 2011

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Taking Slut Back: How a word gets reclaimed

This post will obviously contain language that may offend. So stop now if you’re a prude. Cross-posted at Fully (sic). In Melbourne on Saturday, more than 2000 women and men gathered for a protest called slutwalk. The immediate catalyst for the march was the indiscretion of a Toronto police officer who was giving a routine [...]

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