SlutWalk event comes to Singapore

[MarrickG]

The SlutWalk will be held in Singapore for the first time this December.

The SlutWalk is an event meant to fight for women's rights to be safe, regardless of their appearance or dressing. Usually held as a protest march, it has already reached cities including Toronto, New Delhi and Seoul.

In Singapore, the event will take the form of a gathering at Hong Lim Park on 4 December. Event activities will span two days and will include a talk, a workshop and a forum.

According to the organisers, women taking part in the Singapore version of the SlutWalk need not dress skimpily. They can come in jeans and t-shirts, or anything they are comfortable with.

The original SlutWalk also stated that women should attend in "everyday wear". However, many turned up dressed skimpily and provocatively.

The SlutWalk was started in Toronto, Canada after an outcry over a suggestion made by a local police constable on 24 January this year, at a crime prevention talk at York University.

Policeman Michael Sanguinetti suggested to women that "they should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised".

In response to the policeman's words, angry women started a protest march on 3 April in Toronto to protest against "explaining or excusing sex crimes by referring to any aspect of a woman's appearance or dressing".

More than 3,000 people turned up for the first-ever SlutWalk in Canada.

As the movement spread throughout the world, thousands of women and men have joined the SlutWalk and made it "the most successful feminist movement of the past 20 years", according to its entry in Wikipedia.

 

[Alamaking]

2 days late news......

 

[youtalkcock]

The SlutWalk will be held in Singapore for the first time this December.

Inane and attention whoring. Slutwalk is not going to deter nor stop the would be rapists.

 

[Maximilian Chua-Heng]

If women don't "dress like sluts", then I worry. :p

 

[no_faith]

Hotels:"yes time to jack up the price."

 

[Agoraphobic]

There was a reason why this took place in Canada (although an over reation.)

There are reasons why this should take place in some parts of the world.

But in Singapore (other than to ape liberal practices) what reason is there?

Cheers!

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng suggests we send our geylang sluts there.

 

[hairylee]

If women don't "dress like sluts", then I worry. :p

I felt it in my bones as well.

 

[zeddy]

Desker Rd and Changi Village ladyboys might also be interested to participate in the walk...

 

[Received_by_Kings]

The SlutWalk is an event meant to fight for women's rights to be safe

Look at the picture and what's this? Feminists crying for the right to be free sluts?

 

[Muthukali]

Desker Rd and Changi Village ladyboys might also be interested to participate in the walk...

tonychat will be interested .... but he will hiding one corner surfing SBF and claim the crown.

 

[no_faith]

SlutWalk organisers fight against need for police permit​

They may have been given a police permit, but Singapore’s SlutWalk organisers are now fighting to not have to use it.

Their reason: it’s unnecessary for their event and they don’t want to set a precedent for future events.

“No one (who has organised similar events in the past) has had to apply for a police permit before, and we feel it’s important to not set a precedent for other events in the future to do this as well,” one of the organizers Cher Tan, 24, told Yahoo! Singapore on Tuesday evening.

The freelance graphic designer is one of seven women aged between 21 and 55 who came together to advance the SlutWalk cause in Singapore.

The event, which will be held on Sunday at Hong Lim Park, seeks to raise awareness about sexual assault, victim-blaming and slut-shaming. With its beginnings in Toronto, Canada, it has been held in numerous countries over this year, including Peru, South Africa, South Korea, India and Indonesia.

Explaining the situation, Tan said that the group had been given approval by NParks in August to hold their event at Hong Lim Park and under the terms and conditions, they need not apply for a police permit.

dont give them permit, buay song. permit gave them liao, they dont want.:*:
any1 going see boobswalk?

 

[tonychat]

They may have been given a police permit, but Singapore’s SlutWalk organisers are now fighting to not have to use it.

Their reason: it’s unnecessary for their event and they don’t want to set a precedent for future events.

“No one (who has organised similar events in the past) has had to apply for a police permit before, and we feel it’s important to not set a precedent for other events in the future to do this as well,” one of the organizers Cher Tan, 24, told Yahoo! Singapore on Tuesday evening.

The freelance graphic designer is one of seven women aged between 21 and 55 who came together to advance the SlutWalk cause in Singapore.

The event, which will be held on Sunday at Hong Lim Park, seeks to raise awareness about sexual assault, victim-blaming and slut-shaming. With its beginnings in Toronto, Canada, it has been held in numerous countries over this year, including Peru, South Africa, South Korea, India and Indonesia.

Explaining the situation, Tan said that the group had been given approval by NParks in August to hold their event at Hong Lim Park and under the terms and conditions, they need not apply for a police permit.

see that?? sinkie coward losers.. only losers will try to get a permit to fight for their rights in their own country.. This kind of thing need an ang mor to teach .. fucking pathetic.. luckily i stay away from sinkie to prevent myself to sink into such a disgrace.

 

[Devil Within]

They should have this in Indonesia, Malaysia or those Middle East countries instead.

 

[johnny333]

But in Singapore (other than to ape liberal practices) what reason is there?

Cheers!

For SPGs to advertise that they are available

 

[Leongsam]

Look at the picture and what's this? Feminists crying for the right to be free sluts?

I don't think any of those in the picture need to worry about getting raped... least of all that fat pile of blubber on the right.

 

[jw5]

I don't think any of those in the picture need to worry about getting raped... least of all that fat pile of blubber on the right.

u mean the one with pink hair? :o

The men should start their own protest march, to ensure their safety from this lot.

 

[SibeiKing]

The SlutWalk will be held in Singapore for the first time this December.

Why is violence always so sibei ugly

 

[mako65]

What kind of statement do the local ladies wanna prove? Real fucktard bitches...at least know your own dress codes, ladies!

 

[Agoraphobic]

For SPGs to advertise that they are available

Would be more effective with a radio program called Slut Talk.

Cheers!