Slutwalks: A Feminist-Article Analysis

This article explores the evolution of SlutWalks as a form of feminist protest. The authors argue that controversy over Slut Walks is grounded in long-standing conflicts within feminism over the proper focus for feminist political action and the most viable routes to social change. The way they went about their research was through exploring diverse rhetorical readings that SlutWalks have enabled among feminist publics. The article is separated into an introduction of the genesis of SlutWalks and their evolution and four prominent, contextualized themes of responses to the protests within the history of feminism. The authors conclude responses to SlutWalks offer assurance the diversity that has always animated U.S. feminism continues to thrive