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Power and violence in the home : Comments
By Roger Smith, published 2/5/2008Domestic violence policy is overwhelmingly dominated by the idea that it is something that men do to women.
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The assertion, for example, about women being hurt more to justify that they should receive special, unique attention is sexist. If they are to be hurt more by domestic violence, it's in their personal interest to not start fights or provoke them. For comparison, what do short and thin men do when they see a six foot footballer walk by or who insults/becomes aggresive in an argument with them? They certainly DO NOT escalate and assault and claim that it was 'nothing', that it didn't hurt and the footballer should be able to 'take it' (it's would be hilarious to witness though for it shows up these feminists). Why do weak men do this? Because they know that the situation could escalate and they would be in danger. They are not so stupid or audacious as to hide behind their weakness, much as many obnoxious feminists and women do. Not all men are the strong archetype either and they can be weaker than women. Another blanket assumption by all government and feminist propaganda.
We've all heard of the cases whereby many women stay with their abusive partners also. If they do not elect to take action for their own safety, that's their own fault and they get no sympathy from me (i don't approve of the violence either). These cases however are often used by the government and feminists to show how extreme the abuse is and for shock value, knowing full well the woman has the power to take preventative action to end it herself but did not do so.
It's not a gender issue at all, and should never have been one. It's about violence. There doesn't need to be a distinction or gender divide either, which is why the Office for Women (see Despoja's recent maternity article for further example of sexism in lawmaking/political system) and the federal minister for women's interests need to be removed.