The photo I am about to examine is a photo showing protestors from the Slutwalk movement in Washington DC. Slutwalk is a feminist movement aimed at protesting ‘rape culture’ and sexual assault against women against their will. While the ethos is somewhat lacking, I will refrain from acknowledging different perspectives, as the subject of this post is on the ethos of the feminist movement behind Slutwalk. We have in the photo a particular demographic (women) as the dominant party involved. Their arguments that rape is often perpetuated by men is backed by ethical appeal. The most obvious form of ethos found here is their gender. As women, they are deemed the credible source due to them being capable of falling victim to the rape most often committed by men. In addition, women are capable of providing their arguments due to anecdotal evidence. In the photo, you see protestors holding signs showing many outfits they wear and why it does not represent sexual consent. The premise of the argument is to never assume a woman’s intentions in public places or venues, regardless of how suggestive it might appear. This is a somewhat cogent argument, validated by the personal experiences of the women along with personal identification due to sharing the gender of the majority of people within the victim complex.
-Brendan Xu
-Brendan Xu
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ReplyDeleteBrendan (or Shirley Chisholm, ha)--really nice post! I wonder if you can be a little critical of the ethos here. These women are self-defining as "sluts." What does this wearing of the name "slut" say about ethos? How does this important self-definition relate to the argument about women's bodies?
ReplyDeleteI think you did a really nice job of establishing the ethos in this photo. I like how you analyzed each individual poster, showing how they all had a different meaning and presentation, yet they all connected back to the same idea. I also really liked how you pointed out the most obvious form of ethos, being their gender. Personally, I don't think ethos is lacking from this photo, I actually think that the presentation and personal experience related to the topic are enough to establish the ethos present. I think if you added a hyperlink to an article about the Slutwalk, it would have strengthened the post by referencing more examples.
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