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We even count domestic violence against men under the umbrella of "violence against women and girls" - men don't matter here. It's unsurprising. GB has an unho
by GaryBluto 1y ago
We even count domestic violence against men under the umbrella of "violence against women and girls" - men don't matter here.
It's unsurprising. GB has an unholy trinity of excuses for authoritarian laws:
1. "Think of the women and girls!"
2. "Think of the children!"
3. "This is a sacrifice we have to make to stop terrorism!" (which has taken a backseat to the first two)
- goobatrooba 1y agoJust reacting to your first sentence: as a man I find it understandable that the protective laws are focused on protecting women and children as it's a simple fact of our reality that the vast majority of violent crime is committed by men, and that women and children have less physical ability to defend themselves. Yes I also want men protected (though that means mostly again from other men) but as a societal aim the women and children part clearly is a higher priority and need.
- mock-possum 1y ago> We even count domestic violence against men under the umbrella of "violence against women and girls" How is that possible, they’re categorically opposite?
- GaryBluto 1y agohttps://news.sky.com/story/male-survivors-ignored-as-their-abuse-is-classified-as-violence-against-women-13286615 https://news.sky.com/story/male-survivors-ignored-as-their-a...