‘These are the most anti-social sluts on earth’

Brendan O’Neill writes:

Where I grew up, the catty phrase “she enjoys the company of men” was often used as a euphemism for “slut”, but you could never say that of those taking part in SlutWalk.

On the contrary, many of the SlutWalkers seem to see interaction with men – especially cocky, swaggering men – as a dangerous and risky thing, best avoided.

…that is what some SlutWalkers seem to be demanding: effectively the right to dress provocatively without ever being looked at, commented on, whistled at or spoken to by a member of the opposite sex. Unless such interaction is clearly solicited, of course. (…)

The SlutWalk organiser says that one of the “main messages” of her campaign is that “a woman’s appearance is not a sexual invitation”. But it is.