SLUT-WALK HELD IN BRAZIL BY HUNDREDS OF TOPLESS WOMEN TO PROTEST AGAINST RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE

SlutWalk event, does that ring a bell. Well, that was the name given to a rather weird protest that took place in Rio de Janeiro's, Brazil. This event had hundreds of women stripping off to protest rape and all forms of sexual violence upon women.

The topless women used markers and paint to inscribe words and slogans , while some waved banners that expressed their irritation towards how men have objectified women.

The protesters pointed out that the major aim of the protest was to address claims that women provoke attacks by the way they dress. One of the female protesters , Indira Costa who is just 18 said that she joined the event because she wants a future where she will be able to do what she wants with her body without being molested or harassed. 

Personally, I get that a lot still needs to be done on the violence against women, I get that men who engage in rape and all forms of sexual abuse should be severely dealt with. I get that men should learn to practice more self control, but I sincerely don't think that going topless and stripping is a great way to say to men out there, "STOP OBJECTIFYING WOMEN". Infact, the act of using their bodies as a tool for protesting, the mere action to strip and then say, "I AM MUCH MORE THAN MY BODY", is a mockery, It seems more to me that they are promoting the very thing they are against.

I stand to be corrected but when women wanted to be taken more seriously, they got education, jobs, careers, etc. When a woman wants to be respected, she conceals her body so that other parts of her can shine. Within is great beauty, but the outside sometimes needs to be over-looked, before the beauty inside is revealed. 

My point is, they should have dressed properly, carry their banners with the beautifully inscribed words and protest as intelligent women do. I still repeat, not everything that seems like freedom is freedom. In Genesis, God saw that Adam and Eve had not covered properly, so He made proper clothing to cover them Himself.

Imagine a world were men walked around revealing the bulge in their pants, the curves and the packs on their body, though they are not as endowed as the woman, this will still be thought provoking. Our world cannot be a better place when we don't practice a little charity. Dress in a way that says "I AM BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL" and not in a way that says, "I AM DELICIOUS BUT DON'T EAT ME". I mean this for both sexes.