Black women are treated differently; the law does not function as a social mediator between the relationships of all people. The focus is on women of color and how non-white communities are considered inherently violent. Through such stereotypes, rape myths create the belief that some races are more dangerous than others, creating fear based on society's social construction. Using the “Slut Walk” article as an example: the women argued “it is different for a middle-class white woman to wear something slutty and march in a parade than it is for a woman of color.” Due to black social construction women are more likely to have their own stereotypical character and are seen as more promiscuous than the white woman. (Julie Dowsett Lecture). Stereotyping got to the point where a police officer made a comment about York university students, referring to women saying "they shouldn't dress like a slut" to reduce assaults (Slutwalk 249). Such rape myths put women on the spot, claiming that it is their fault if they are sexually assaulted because they provoke men. “Such stereotypical assumptions have their roots in many cultures, including ours. However, they no longer have a place in Canadian law” (R. v. Ewanchuck