FVAMB = Female Violence Against Men/Boys

I hate how this issue is often ignored and dismissed, despite it also occuring. I hate in general how violence is made to be a gendered issue when both genders can be horribly violent and abusive to each other. Even if male-on-female instances may be higher, it doesn't change or negate the fact the other way around absolutely happens too and in far high numbers than many realize.

Female violence against men (and boys) is absolutely not uncommon and is massively underreported for several reasons, not the least of which is societal shame and stigma, and men/boys who are victims afraid to strike back knowing their female attacker will still get to play victim and have people siding with her even with her clearly being the guilty one (which you can clearly see in this incredibly infuriating video; a problem even worse today thanks to "believe women." To say nothing how under the VAWA, any kind of violence against men is still counted against women which of course heavily skews and distorts the stats, and it's made even worse with how there's never a distinction made between violence done out of genuine malice versus that done in self-defense for a man/boy defending himself against a female attacker. Let's not forget other problems as well like the Duluth model and how there's very few shelters that even acknowledge or help male victims. Society often still makes light when men/boys get raped by women, especially teachers in schools who violate boys. It's sickening how that gets treated as a joke.

I don't deny male violence against women/girls happens, yes it does and it's wrong. But the other way around also happens, it's also prevalent and it's just as bad. Does it happen as much? Maybe not, but that doesn't change, negate or mitigate the fact it still happens and is still traumatic. The constant dismissal and ignorance of it and the usual rebuttals is just another means to deflect from it and to further divide the genders and further dismiss male issues. Sadly this rhetoric is largely accepted as factual and nobody questions it, which is also a big issue with the issue of misandry and how's existence and severity is frequently dismissed. Misandry exists and is a problem just like misogyny. And likewise, female violence against men/boys also exists and is also a problem just like it's counterpart.

I really hate how violence has been made into a gendered issue pitting both against each other when it's a fact both men/boys and women/girls can be terribly violent to each other and it's a no-brainer to help victims and condemn offenders of both genders. I'm so sick of hearing the usual deflections of "But men are so much more violent," "It's not on the same scale," etc. just acknowledge and condemn it in all forms, frequency and statistics of either be damned.