How not to spend a Saturday

Off to Etihad?

This afternoon – if you’re at a bit of a loss – you could go down to the State Library in Melbourne at 1pm and join thousands of women, who presumably will be dressed like those above, for a protest march down Swanston Street that will go until 4pm for something called “SlutWalk“. Men are invited too, although I sincerely hope they keep their clothes well and truly on.

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Alternatively, if you’re a bit more on the modest (and sensible) side and don’t really fancy making a spectacle of yourself by parading around in public for 3 hours in your underwear, you could just go to the footy match at Etihad stadium or, better still, stay home and watch the mighty Saints destroy Freo over in Perth.

And if you don’t like footy, well, it’s a beautiful day to get out in the garden. I know what I’m doing – gardening and watching footy, in that order. 

On the serious side though (if you can treat this as a serious event), I really don’t get what it is they’re trying to say with this faux protest march. Are they suggesting that we don’t yet get that women should not be sexually assaulted regardless of how they dress? Well, sorry, we DO get that. The only message they’re sending from this little charade (which has gone global, believe it or not) is that dressing like a slut (for want of a better word) is okay behaviour and the way to go. Talk about pointless.

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