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Jan 4

How to not derail discussions about domestic violence

  • Times when it's appropriate to say "men can be abused too!": When someone states that men cannot be abused.
  • Times when it's appropriate to say "men can be abused too!": When someone states that a woman cannot be an abuser and that a man cannot be a victim.
  • Times when it's appropriate to say "men can be abused too!": When someone states that only women can be victims.
  • Times when it's NOT appropriate to say "men can be abused too!": When people are discussing an incidence of domestic violence and the victim happened to be a woman.
  • Times when it's NOT appropriate to say "men can be abused too!": When a woman is discussing her experiences with being a victim of abuse.
  • Times when it's NOT appropriate to say "men can be abused too!": When people are discussing the widespread and systematic violence against women.
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