Slutwalks

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and Murphy argue that women must find a new way to express their sexuality, a way that is not male-created (2011). They argue that the concept of a slut is so ingrained in the patriarchal definition of the term, that there is no way to "reclaim it." According to Dines' and Murphy's 2011 article, "women should be fighting for liberation from culturally imposed myths about their sexuality that encourage gendered violence," rather than participating in SlutWalks. Other authors, such as Tanya Goulde (2011), believe SlutWalks have allowed women to do no more than internalize the abuse that they suffer. An important fact about rapes was pointed out by Susie O'Brien, who mentioned that a lot of women and girls who are very pro-feminism refuse to be part of the events due to aversion to the word slut (2011). She recommends that, in order to attract more supporters, organizers ought to think about renaming the events. This fact shows that there is a strong negative connotation to the word ...

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