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| 'SlutWalk' march in Cardiff to defend victims' rights | 'SlutWalk' march in Cardiff to defend victims' rights |
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| More than 250 people have joined a "SlutWalk" in Cardiff that organisers say defends victims of sexual assault. | |
| The global series of protests began in Canada in April after a Toronto police officer was reported to have criticised women wearing provocative clothing. | The global series of protests began in Canada in April after a Toronto police officer was reported to have criticised women wearing provocative clothing. |
| Beccy Pert, who was behind the Cardiff protest, said such remarks could not go unchallenged. | |
| She called them "only a symptom of the wider culture of victim blaming, that it's OK to make excuses for attackers". | She called them "only a symptom of the wider culture of victim blaming, that it's OK to make excuses for attackers". |
| Pc Michael Sanguinetti was disciplined by senior officers following a talk he gave on health and safety to a group of students at Toronto's Osgoode Hall Law School. | Pc Michael Sanguinetti was disciplined by senior officers following a talk he gave on health and safety to a group of students at Toronto's Osgoode Hall Law School. |
| "You know, I think we're beating around the bush here," he reportedly told them. | "You know, I think we're beating around the bush here," he reportedly told them. |
| "I've been told I'm not supposed to say this - however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised." | "I've been told I'm not supposed to say this - however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised." |
| The remarks prompted 3,000 people to take part in the first SlutWalk protest in Toronto. | The remarks prompted 3,000 people to take part in the first SlutWalk protest in Toronto. |
| The movement has since spread across the US, Canada and Europe. | The movement has since spread across the US, Canada and Europe. |
| Organisers say the aim is to highlight a culture in which victims of all kinds are blamed for rape or sexual assault rather than their attackers. | Organisers say the aim is to highlight a culture in which victims of all kinds are blamed for rape or sexual assault rather than their attackers. |
| Ms Pert told BBC Radio 5 Live before the Cardiff march: "We think women have the right to wear what they like. | |
| "It doesn't matter how short your skirt is or how much cleavage is on show - nobody asks to be attacked." | "It doesn't matter how short your skirt is or how much cleavage is on show - nobody asks to be attacked." |
| In previous SlutWalk protests, marchers have taken part in a variety of clothing, some provocative, others more casually dressed. | In previous SlutWalk protests, marchers have taken part in a variety of clothing, some provocative, others more casually dressed. |
| Ms Pert said it was up individuals taking part in the Cardiff march to dress as they wished. | Ms Pert said it was up individuals taking part in the Cardiff march to dress as they wished. |
| "Clothing is as irrelevant to our marches as it is in cases of rape and sexual assault," she said. | "Clothing is as irrelevant to our marches as it is in cases of rape and sexual assault," she said. |
| "We're saying come as you are - come in whatever you feel comfortable in." | "We're saying come as you are - come in whatever you feel comfortable in." |
| Similar events are planned in London, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Oxford. | Similar events are planned in London, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Oxford. |