First of all I just want to say that if you have read any of my posts you will find that I'm somewhat of a liberal person so this may sound biased and even look like an attack to conservatives so I apologise for that but it is never my intention to badger any party, this is just my 2 cents and it can be worth as much or as little as you want. You can dismiss it and I will find it upsetting but it's your opinion just as this is mine and I will respect it nevertheless.
I was reading about the slut march in Toronto and it sounds amazing. I wish we would do something like that here, not because I like the idea of pissing off religious groups, even if that might be one of the many ways I like to spend my spare time, but because I think it's important for people --especially those who are or have been victims of sexual abuse-- to know that placing the smoking gun in the hands of the actual victims of sexual abuse is plain wrong.
If you're not familiar with the slut march, it's basically a movement triggered by a controversial message a cop said to a group of college kids on how people should not dress like a slut to prevent rape. He has apologised for the remark but it's sad to admit that the same has never happened here. If I'm not mistaken, that's the whole reason for this anti-pornography act that Indonesia has. Everywhere I would hear that women should cover themselves or they would get raped and that's precisely how they've decided to 'solve' the issue instead of tackling the actual problem: the rapists! I don't like how they've turned the tables around like that, making the rapists and abusers look like the victims of this urge that was provoked by people who dress like provocatively. This is not exclusive to women of course, men who dress slutty are also at risk of being raped but I have a feeling authorities would just say 'well, I'm very sorry to hear about your ordeal, but you basically asked for it'
People should have security, they should be able to feel safe and that is what the government and its apparatuses are for, protecting their citizens instead of victimising them. People should be able to walk out, dressed in anything they find comfortable and not be subject of abuse. After all, isn't that what democracy is all about? Isn't that why we broke free from an oppressive dictatorship? Liberty. But more and more I can feel that we are creeping back into a state of oppression and people aren't really aware of this because the process is slow but sure (I hate that expression! What does it even mean?).
But anyway, not everything happens for a reason, not everything is in our control, sometimes things just happen and it's sad that they do but it will keep happening until we look at the problem through the right lens. I have never and hope to never be a victim of such abuse and I can't even begin to imagine the kind of stress and trauma one goes through after it but I think it's indescribably awful and I don't think it's fair to put more burden on them by saying 'you asked for it'. So dress like sluts! Because it's your right to.
Wow! I just got done writing a 578 word block of text and you just got done reading it, lets spare a minute to pat ourselves on the back with pride. Why does it always feel harder to do when it's for school? On a side and much less significant note, I've been eating 4 meals every day, I still find it depressing to draw and I think I might just call it a day on my accounting class and focus on other subjects that I'm lacking at but still have a chance of fixing.
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