Live @ 1PM today, Slutwalk co-founders discussion!

[Bethany Westbrooke 7532]

[URL]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/slutwalk-is-the-loaded-protest-title-effective-or-offensive/article2017797/[/URL]

[B]Join co-founders Ms. Barnett and Ms. Jarvis for a discussion Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET.[/B]

SlutWalk, the in-your-face response to violence against women that began with a march in Toronto, has gone viral, inspiring plans for similar protests in more than 60 cities around the world, [URL="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/slutwalk-sparks-worldwide-protest-movement/article2017672/"]Elizabeth Church writes in Wednesday's Globe and Mail[/URL].
But it is also setting off a debate among feminists about using loaded language even if it brings huge attention to their cause.


Sonya Barnett co-founded [URL="http://www.slutwalktoronto.com/"]the movement[/URL] earlier this year with friend Heather Jarvis. They were both outraged by a report in a campus paper that [URL="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/toronto-police-officers-sex-assault-remarks-prompt-reprimand/article1911915/"]a police officer advised York University law students[/URL] to "not dress like a slut" to reduce chances of assault.
Ms. Barnett defends the effectiveness of 'SlutWalk', saying, â??Without such an audacious attitude, we wouldnâ??t be where we are.â?
The Toronto group has faced criticism â?? most notably in the opinion pages of the British newspaper The Guardian â?? for using a misogynist putdown that some argue feminists can never reclaim. Others who support the groupâ??s bravado say any movement that challenges widespread attitudes that blame women for sexual attacks should be applauded.
What do you think? Is using the word â??slutâ? is right is the right way to draw attention to the cause? Do you think itâ??s effective? Do you think the police officer's comments reflect a broader attitude within society?