The feminist movement that we know of today has been around for decades. The Washington DC Slutwalk is a public display advocating for women that appeals to logos in part because of its logical reasoning behind women being able to feel safe and equal, but also because of the logical manner in which it is carried out. Slutwalk is an international movement that aims to raise awareness about rape culture and end victim blaming and sexual assault in general. Many countries have their own slutwalk to help advocate. These demonstrations are very thought out and planned, which is where logos comes in. You can find a slutwalk by simply typing it in on google, and find out how to get involved from there. On http://www.slutwalkdc.com/ you can find the next event near us which is on August 13th from 10am-2pm. By participating, you are helping to put an end to rape culture and advocating for victims.
Posted by: Sam Jalowicz
Sam, thanks for the info about this year's SlutWalk--I hope some in the class will participate, if they are so inclined! Also, I wonder if part of what's happening here is a critique of logical fallacy. So, there are logical appeals, but there is also the critique of the false logic that states that, if a woman is sexual, she loses her right to decide when and how that sexuality gets acted out. I wonder if you can look into which fallacies this protest might be critiquing?
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