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The false belief that domestic violence is a one-way street will get reinforced in a big way this Superbowl Sunday.

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January 29, 2015

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Title	The false belief that domestic violence is a one-way street will get reinforced in a big way this Superbowl Sunday.
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	9
Comments	5
Date	January 29, 2015 7:33 AM UTC (11 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/2u2712/the_false_belief_that_domestic_violence_is_a/
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[–]Nomenimion 1 point2 points3 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

[–]lennon1230 0 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

[–]ITranscendRaceHombre 1 point2 points3 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Look, if this ad existed in a vacuum like how you're viewing it, then I'd agree with you. The fact is that there was another ad being aired by the same group every Thursday, Sunday, and Monday during NFL football that included a line going, "No more 'boys will be boys'". Here is another ad by our friends at No More that I'll let you be the judge of. Now yes, I'm not so naive to think that men don't commit domestic violence. However, when we perpetuate the false notion that only men commit domestic violence, it's very hurtful and misandrist. This commercial that you find to be so innocent and isolated is just another brick in the wall of portraying men as violent and predatory at most, and the sole aggressors in DV at least. So what we see from this change.org movement, being marketed to millions upon millions of Americans tuning in weekly and especially on SB Sunday, is either a) gender unspecific or b) male as perpetrator rhetoric. Now pair this with the non-stop airing of Ray Rice punching his wife in the face on all major news/sporting networks. Then I start thinking about how women have a ton more resources and support for dealing with being the victims of domestic violence and yeah, this ad sort of upsets me. You get what I'm saying?

[–]Mhrby 0 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

[–]lennon1230 0 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link