This broadcasting of victims’ most vulnerable moments as sites for public commentary is not new. Indeed, victims of abuse have always been forced to recount their traumas to audiences more intent on policing their victimhood than finding justice. With YouTube and TMZ and all the rest, victim blaming extends far past simply being shunned by your immediate community – it means having your most horrific memories go viral without your consent. It means having millions of people virtually dissect your wounds, not to heal them but to decide if your injuries were bad enough for everyone to feel bad for you. ~ Hannah Giorgis, The Guardian What do you think? Wed love to hear your opinions about what the vast attention to the Ray Rice video means for the movement to end domestic violence.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:13:52 +0000
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