Denim Day has been internationally celebrated since 1999 in protest of an Italian High Court ruling that overturned a rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans. The justices reasoned that since the victim wore very tight jeans, the man who was accused of raping her could not have removed her jeans by himself, so the victim must have willingly participated. Enraged by the verdict, women ...of the Italian Legislature protested the decision by wearing jeans. As news of the decision spread, so did the protest.
Blue jeans are worn by millions of Americans every day, but students, faculty and staff at the University of Missouri would like your department to wear denim on Thursday, April 26th for a special reason – to step forward and take a stand against rape and sexual violence.
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