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Responses are pouring in to Grazia SA after they posted a controversial tweet yesterday. The weekly women's fashion magazine came under fire for their tweet which asked "what makes a girl a slut?"
Users commented quickly, pointing out that no woman should ever be slut-shamed:
Although Grazia SA apologised for their Tweet, users were still unsatisfied with their response. Watch the video above to find out more.
Kerrie Simon-Lawrence, editor of Grazia South Africa, said in a statement:
"Grazia South Africa is categorically opposed to any type of bullying, particularly against women. It’s because of this that we have been working on an expose' feature on ‘slut-shaming’ - the idea that a woman’s character or worth is judged based on her wardrobe, her words or her actions. While slut-shaming is something Grazia South Africa vehemently opposes, the purpose of the social media posts was to ascertain how women themselves feel about the notion. Concerningly, recent studies and reports have suggested that women are the main perpetrators of bullying against women. And this is what motivated the feature article. We live in a society where the abuse of women is worryingly commonplace. Grazia South Africa takes our role in voicing our concerns and empowering women very seriously. Our readers are clearly very passionate and it’s a comfort to us that our audience is as vocal about this topic as we are."
Tell us what you think of Grazia's tweet in the comment section below.
Users commented quickly, pointing out that no woman should ever be slut-shamed:
Although Grazia SA apologised for their Tweet, users were still unsatisfied with their response. Watch the video above to find out more.
Kerrie Simon-Lawrence, editor of Grazia South Africa, said in a statement:
"Grazia South Africa is categorically opposed to any type of bullying, particularly against women. It’s because of this that we have been working on an expose' feature on ‘slut-shaming’ - the idea that a woman’s character or worth is judged based on her wardrobe, her words or her actions. While slut-shaming is something Grazia South Africa vehemently opposes, the purpose of the social media posts was to ascertain how women themselves feel about the notion. Concerningly, recent studies and reports have suggested that women are the main perpetrators of bullying against women. And this is what motivated the feature article. We live in a society where the abuse of women is worryingly commonplace. Grazia South Africa takes our role in voicing our concerns and empowering women very seriously. Our readers are clearly very passionate and it’s a comfort to us that our audience is as vocal about this topic as we are."
Tell us what you think of Grazia's tweet in the comment section below.
