To me it makes no difference. It is ignorant to kill people for burning a book. Headline should be "Woman Killed For Ignorant and Insane Reason"

*bombs internally*

So they wasted resources investigating *her* innocence or guilt, rather than straight-up condemning the attack irregardless...

"I gave her a lightshow"

Recent Pennsylvania resident here, and I worked as a Case Manager in mental health. I worked with abused women and the cost of the PFA is free, but the process is not easy. I specifically worked with low-income women and the amount of time and effort to get one and keep one crazy.

My apologies for being long-winded, but ...

I'd been with my husband for eight years - we were best friends and I loved him madly. Out of nowhere, he tells me he doesn't love me anymore. "I need to think about *myself* right now." I was devastated and definitely had not seen it coming. I tried to pick his brain and get to the root of the problem, to no…

My husband of three years started watching My Little Pony. And I was like...okay. Whatever. That's fine. Until he started verging into brony territory. And then I got a bit concerned.

Yes. There is an infamous book oft-referenced by MRA types. "Screw the Bitch: Divorce Tactics for Men." There are several forums and MRA groups online where they exchange info on how to continue abusing their exes via the court system.

It is disgusting how ingrained in our society it is to blame the woman for the abuse she suffers at the hands of a man. In no other situations do we do this. If a person gets their house robbed, their car stolen or their life savings bilked by seedy investment advisors, nobody would ever dare to ask what "set this…

The worst is when the fucking POLICE do it. I work at a public school and our campus police officer asked me what I had done to "set him off."

Somewhat as a followup:

When I got my first job in an electronics assembly plant long ago, I was a newly married 18 year old. There had been some violent incidents between me and my husband. Shortly after I started work, another employee's ex caught up with her in the parking lot after her shift and beat the crap out of her. Although she was…

SPOILER ALERT: That movie is incredibly astute in depicting the real-life fallout of a woman choosing a healthful escape for her and her children from an abusive relationship. No, Gosling's character doesn't hit her and he doesn't even necessarily abuse her emotionally. But he drinks in response to his anxiety,…

I don't know why - I guess because I hate myself - I sought out that very comments section. I want to die.

That line of thinking is part and parcel with abuser mentality: "I wouldn't beat/hit/punch you if you didn't do xyz, therefore this is all your fault". Sickening.

In states of "at will" employment, it is even worse. Many employers don't want to deal with women who are victims of domestic violence. Be it time off or the fear that the abuser will come to the office or location, so they fire them. Understandably, this makes the womans situation far more grim and is just another…

Jesus. When I was rounding up content for a page I manage earlier, I came across a TEDtalk 'Violence Against Women is a Man's Issue' which was by a male presenter. I made the mistake of peeking at the comments, and it was nearly entirely men who were listing reasons why it is the woman's fault, never the man. FUCK.

Why are restraining orders so expensive? I looked it up the other day for my state (I was considering filing for one) and they're free to file for... From my limited understanding, you just have to show up with proof that you're being harassed and you're good to go... (please correct me if I'm wrong, I'd truly like to…

""When these men show up at their workplaces, sometimes the women themselves are blamed for creating disruption at the workplace, so we need to make sure that employers know that it's inappropriate to hold these women responsible for the behavior of those men."