It seems the only way we can talk about these issues is to have a female candidate - so I’m cool with that.

Be the sea you want to change.

Same here. Everything about this pisses me off. If ANYONE from the middle or lower classes did this they’d have been thrown in prison years ago. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Stuff like this makes me want to slap the people who say there isn't two Justice systems in the US.

I’ll speak for the rest of the United States here: “Fuck off Brooklyn, you’re not wanted here.”

“she’s certainly had enough time to tutor kids”

Celebrities. Just like us.

I 100% agree. Men should definitely have the ability to veto abortions, and it should happen as soon as they have the ability to get pregnant.

Seriously, though, TINDER BEATER?! Who the hell was like, “Yes, let’s talk about abuse, it’ll be great, and we’ll start by naming it after the abuse! And then let’s put a bunch of pictures of dudes that unexpectedly look like they’re going to hit users.” Who approved any of this?

I’m not 100% sure what your metaphor is (though I’m sure it’s a good one, I’m just super tired and not braining very well), but something I always think when I see these things is “You’re just telling the perpetrators how to better hide their behaviour, gaslight, and lie”. Which is why I think if they really gave a…

The idea of “leave at the first sign” is slap in the face to the many women who will experience abuse for the first time when pregnant, after leaving work. That is actually a very common time for partners to turn abusive: during a first pregnancy when a woman is physically vulnerable and economically dependent.

No. One thing that Bancroft, and others, state over and over again is that abusers do not have personality disorders or, necessarily, any psychological or psychiatric problems. They simply get too many benefits/too much positive reinforcement for abusing. And the idea that people campaigning against domestic violence…

Getting real tired of “awareness being raised” (supposedly, but not really) and nothing ever actually being done to help victims or prosecute perps. Awareness is not justice. Awareness is not action. Awareness is not safety. And in this case, “Awareness” is the same old bullshit victim-blaming (“Don’t let it get”,…

Mmmm... Sorry, but this gives off a very icky vibe to me. Sort of a cross between “domestic violence is super easy to stop, if you really want to” and “only women who use dating apps are at risk”. Nope.

It’s not that simple. Are you familiar with work of Lundy Bancroft? He is probably the most well known expert on the psychology of abusive men. He has worked for decades with abusive men. He points out two things that are relevant here: The first is that abusive men generally feel justified in their actions because…

“Don’t let it get ugly.” The subtext being, if it does get ugly, it’s because you let it. This is the same kind of garbage as those PSAs that put the onus on women not to get raped. It’s never about telling men not to rape, not to abuse - it’s always about telling us how not to get raped or get abused. And before…

Men definitely need education regarding not being abusive and how to disagree with their partners without shutting them down as crazy or with violence.

Can’t do any worse.

This is weird...and makes me feel...things. I feel like this is really trying to scare women into buying into this. I feel like the name is awful. I feel like a series of photos of a dude about to punch someone who is ostensibly you is whoa. I feel like totally ignoring men as victims of abuse also kind of sucks. I…