Day 19 of #23days23ways John beat Mary + Mary was beaten by John + Mary was beaten + Mary was battered = Mary is a battered woman. Our whole cognitive structure related to domestic violence is set up to ask questions about womens choices, where they are, what they are doing, thinking and wearing. Victim blaming is persuasive in this realm, which is to say blaming the person to whom something is done as opposed to the person who did it. Asking questions about Mary is not going to get us anywhere in terms of preventing domestic violence. But - what is going on with men? Why do so many men rape so many women - in our society and around the world? What is the role of the various institutions in our society that are helping to produce abusive men at pandemic rates? We strongly encourage you to watch this very interesting talk by Jackson Katz below and hope that you will continue to promote the discussion around domestic violence in your community. ted/talks/jackson_katz_violence_against_women_it_s_a_men_s_issue#t-363029
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 21:49:22 +0000
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