Slutwalk may be coming to Milwaukee

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/121603538.html

(edited to add date of Simonson's ruling)

When I first heard of "Slutwalk" I was immediately reminded of Archie Simonson, the Dane County (Wi) judge who ruled in 1976 that a rape victim was asking for it with her tight sweater (IIRC). Response in Madison was predictable, with the best retort being that "men dressed in long black robes incite me to violence".

The ruling spawned the song "The Judge Said" by Malvina Reynolds. Here's the lyrics...

The judge said "Screw 'em!
Boys, you're only human.
They brought it on themselves
By being born a woman.
Like a mountain's there to climb
And food's there to be eaten,
Woman's there to rape,
To be shoved around and beaten."

Chorus:
The judge took his position,
The judge he wouldn't budge,
So we've got out this petition,
And we're going to screw the judge.

Now if you beat a horse or dog
Or violate a bank,
Simonson will haul you in
And throw you in the clink.
But violate a woman,
Your equal and your peer,
The judge will slap you on the wrist
And lay the blame on her.

(Chorus)

To draw a true conclusion
From what Simonson has said,
Woman has to live in fear
And cover up her head.
She has to dress in purdah
And lock herself in cages,
And this kinky judge in Madison
Is from the Middle Ages.

The judge took his position,
The judge he wouldn't budge,
So we've got out this petition,
And we're going to dump the judge.

for posting the lyrics.

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