Society has found many insidious ways to make women afraid of their own bodies. Not the latest but one of the most currently prevalent methods of this is the term “slut.” SlutWalk Toronto was a protest created to dispel the myth that women are responsible for their assaults, an idea that supports rape culture. However, the Slutwalk movement has since been greatly criticized for excluding and alienating women of colour. Through its focus on clothing, SlutWalk ignores the needs and history of women of colour and continues to perpetuate white feminist ideals. Although SlutWalk claims to be the next great feminist movement, it excludes those most in need of feminist reform and thus is ultimately ineffective in its attempts to unite women against harassment. To truly become a movement to help all women, SlutWalk needs to focus on building intersectionality and creating space for women of colour.
