The Lack of Inclusivity in la Marcha de las Putas in Ecuador: The Perception of Indigenous and White Feminism on the Protest

Victim blaming after a rape still happens, women should not dress like a ‘slut’ otherwise they might get raped and if a woman enjoys sex, she is a ‘slut’. The SlutWalk movement stands up against these problems from a feminist perspective. The research question of this thesis is what is the difference between the perception of indigenous and white feminism on la Marcha de las Putas in Ecuador? With the following hypothesis: the concerns and ideas of indigenous women in Ecuador are not taken into account within la Marcha de las Putas, this results in a lack of representation within the SlutWalk movement. The main goal of feminism is equality between men and women. The earlier definition of feminism, written by De Beauvoir (1949) and Butler (1988) will be complemented with the many, contemporary, forms of feminism by, along with others, Ross (2009) and Stefanovici (2016). Feminism in Latin America and indigenous feminism in Ecuador specifically is researched by Bastain Duarte (2012),...Show moreVictim blaming after a rape still happens, women should not dress like a ‘slut’ otherwise they might get raped and if a woman enjoys sex, she is a ‘slut’. The SlutWalk movement stands up against these problems from a feminist perspective. The research question of this thesis is what is the difference between the perception of indigenous and white feminism on la Marcha de las Putas in Ecuador? With the following hypothesis: the concerns and ideas of indigenous women in Ecuador are not taken into account within la Marcha de las Putas, this results in a lack of representation within the SlutWalk movement. The main goal of feminism is equality between men and women. The earlier definition of feminism, written by De Beauvoir (1949) and Butler (1988) will be complemented with the many, contemporary, forms of feminism by, along with others, Ross (2009) and Stefanovici (2016). Feminism in Latin America and indigenous feminism in Ecuador specifically is researched by Bastain Duarte (2012), Sternbach et al (1992) and Hernández Castillo (2002; 2010). The historical and cultural context of the SlutWalk is studied by, among others, O’Keefe (2014) and Healicon (2013). For some women, it is hard to reclaim the word ‘slut’ based on negative historical connections with the word and there is stated that the SlutWalk is a white feminist movement. There is too little research about the connection between indigenous feminism and the SlutWalk. Therefore the case study will be a content analysis of the manifest of la Marcha de Las Putas in Ecuador, whereby the use of the words ‘puta’ and ‘nos’ are being analyzed. The problems indigenous women have with the SlutWalk are not addressed in the manifest, the word ‘puta’ is reclaimed without thinking of the consequences for some women and race and ethnicity is not addressed at all. There is a lack of inclusivity within la Marcha de las Putas in Ecuador.Show less

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