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SlutWalk SEATTLE backs top-freedom...
... but rejects
Raelian cult's
GoTopless Day
...............
Raelian cult's
GoTopless Day
...............
TOP-FREEDOM yes;
cults No
........................
[statement by SlutWalk Seattle,
via FaceBook:]
Regarding National GoTopless Day:
sorry about that, folks,
we at SWS dropped the ball
and failed to do our homework.
While we rescind our endorsement for NGTD
on the grounds of its cult connections,
we would like to clarify
that we
support the rights of women to go topless
and feel the issues of
topfreedom and slut-shaming
have a number of parallels.
Both causes challenge gendered double standards and
[...] both are about individual choice and expression,
free from persecution or prosecution.
......
cults No
........................
[statement by SlutWalk Seattle,
via FaceBook:]
Regarding National GoTopless Day:
sorry about that, folks,
we at SWS dropped the ball
and failed to do our homework.
While we rescind our endorsement for NGTD
on the grounds of its cult connections,
we would like to clarify
that we
support the rights of women to go topless
and feel the issues of
topfreedom and slut-shaming
have a number of parallels.
Both causes challenge gendered double standards and
[...] both are about individual choice and expression,
free from persecution or prosecution.
......
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For the sake of clarification, I posted this comment in that thread further explaining our decision:
"I anticipate getting some flack for distancing SWS from NGTD because of its Raelian ties on the grounds that religion, like sexuality or nudity, is an individual's choice and all things being equal it's wrong of us to refuse to associate with an organization because of its religious views. This is a valid criticism, but we stand by our decision to rescind our endorsement because at the time of making the endorsement the board was unaware of these ties and we haven't had the opportunity to a) do more research into the Raelians... and b) determine our stance on working with faith-based organizations. If anyone has feedback on either of these questions, please share!"
Thanks for reading!
-Samuel Schimmel, SlutWalk Seattle Director
"I anticipate getting some flack for distancing SWS from NGTD because of its Raelian ties on the grounds that religion, like sexuality or nudity, is an individual's choice and all things being equal it's wrong of us to refuse to associate with an organization because of its religious views. This is a valid criticism, but we stand by our decision to rescind our endorsement because at the time of making the endorsement the board was unaware of these ties and we haven't had the opportunity to a) do more research into the Raelians... and b) determine our stance on working with faith-based organizations. If anyone has feedback on either of these questions, please share!"
Thanks for reading!
-Samuel Schimmel, SlutWalk Seattle Director
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