A Neko Walks the Walk

     I've had so much to say about the Slutwalk Saturday. I thought I would wait a couple days and let the thoughts cool down a bit so I didn't go off on an irrelevant rant. This may not have been the best idea. Two days later and it doesn't seem to matter as much.

     The general idea of the Slutwalk still matters a lot. The anger I felt towards some of the things said bout it not so much. That's pretty much it. My anger is not important. Still I will try to put my thoughts into words.

     I brought Jenny with me to the walk. There were a few words said about this but not many. I don't believe in anyway that means people didn't have opinions about this. I was just very vocal about my reason for bringing her. Jenny is no longer a child She is 17 years old. She got o actually meet Alex (her boyfriend) for the first time. He seems like a very nice boy. Yes maybe he's not, but if she worries to much abut that she'll be single forever ... like me. Now on to the hot points.

     I read comments to news stories about the walk . Most people seem confused regarding the purpose of the walk. One person stated a whole slew of horrible things happening in the world ie: hunger, war, and the right to abortions being taken away ... and was confused that women were protesting the right to wear what they want. Is that what people think we were walking for? The right to dress the way we want. We already have that right don't we? We were walking for the right to say no and have it mean something.

     Another comment that got me hot was regarding the type of women that were in the walk. A lame comment about how it would take too much scotch to make them passable for any of them to have anything to worry about. Are you freakin' kidding me? Not only is this comment incorrect and in poor taste ... well it's in poor taste. See I can't speak logically when angry.

     Anyone with half a brain knows that rape is not about sex. It's about power. It's about control. My mother told me a story about her friends mother-in-law. This woman, in her 80's, was raped in her home. She died 6 months later. I am pretty sure she wasn't strutting around town in her "SLUT WEAR" "ASKING FOR IT".

     I will get off my soap box and leave this issue be. I rarely have a lot of opinion to state on most subjects, but this is one that strikes me hard. One of my biggest fears is for my daughter to be raped.