Restorative justice and domestic violence
The lead story in last weekend’s New York Times Magazine is about a young man who shot and killed his girlfriend, turned himself in, and largely because of forgiveness and empathy from her family saw his sentence partially influenced by a legal process called restorative justice. I read the article with interest, since I’m a big fan of restorative justice practices and think they should be instituted more widely across the United States. But this story as an illustration for restorative justice troubles me.
...read moreEncourage advertisers to drop abuser and misogynist Tom Leykis
In the comments to the post below this one, a gentleman writing under the name Tom Leykis left the following:
...read moreOn hating Chris Brown
I love Ann Friedman and I think this piece about Chris Brown and Rihanna is good, but I also think she’s wrong. It’s worth a read, and the content isn’t exactly what the headline says — Ann makes the argument that hating Chris Brown isn’t particularly helpful for Rihanna, and that bad-mouthing abusers isn’t effective since most women who are abused go back to their abusers many times over and repeated negative comments may further alienate them from support networks. She also says that we can’t (and shouldn’t) be telling Rihanna what to do when it comes to Brown.
...read moreIf you only read one thing about the Kasandra Perkins murder
Make it this at What About Our Daughters. Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself; she did not bring that on herself by going to a concert. She was not, as published in Deadspin, a “catalyst” to her own death (also, it’s apparently now totally cool and responsible to publish anonymous, unsubstantiated hit pieces on murder victims penned by the murder’s friends. Because “context,” or something).
...read moreWhen is an ill-fitting bra like domestic violence? When you ask Amante. (Or Jezebel.)
[Warning for references to domestic violence.]
The ad says, “Suffocation is the worst kind of abuse.” Is it really the worst kind of abuse? I don’t know, frankly; considering the range of horrible things done to women by partners and family, it’s kind of hard to rank them all. But I feel comfortable saying that suffocating one’s breasts with an overly tight bra ranks so far down the list as to not warrant even joking comparison.
...read moreThe Original Rudeboys want nothing to do with Chris Brown
The Original Rudeboys could have opened for Chris Brown in front of 14,000 screaming fans in Dublin’s O2 Arena. But they didn’t, because, well, Chris Brown.
...read moreWait you mean pro-life politicians think they can control women’s reproductive choices?
Yes, we are all very disgusted that Scott DeJarlais, a “pro-life” Republican Tea Party Congressman and doctor, slept with a patient, got her pregnant and then pushed her to have an abortion. Pro-life! Except when a pregnancy is inconvenient for him personally.
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Is Chris Brown the worst person in the world?
All signs point to yes. (And yes, that is a tattoo of a beaten woman’s face on his neck). Can we all agree that no one should buy his music, attend his concerts or play his songs/videos anymore? Please?
...read morePat Robertson on wife beating
Hey remember how Mitt Romney appeared alongside Pat Robertson this weekend to talk about God and Christian values and stuff? Now Robertson is encouraging men to beat their wives, so that’s cool. Very cool guy to hang out with and rely upon for moral guidance.
...read moreAssault and abuse survivors are just “distractions” in South Carolina
Last Thursday, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley submitted a package of 81 vetoes from the 2012-2013 state budget. Among them: nearly half a million dollars for the SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVAS), which (along with the other blocked earmarks) represents “only a small portion” of the affected population and “distracts” from the mission of protecting public health. Haley extends her “sympathy and encouragement.”
...read moreWhen Feminists Face Abuse
“I want to make you happy”. That’s what he used to tell me sometimes after another rage fit of his. And for almost two years I believed that. I believed that even after he slapped me for the first time, taking a swing at my upper arm. I stopped believing it after the second slap, the one that landed on my back (luckily, not with full force).
...read moreNo, Chops & Hops, domestic violence is still not funny.
Belvedere vodka has some competition for Most Tasteless Marketing of a Consumer Product (Facebook Edition). Atlanta-area restaurant Chops & Hops has put in its bid with their newest celebrity-themed burger: Rihanna’s “Caribbean Black & Bleu” sandwich.
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