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ifeminists July 8, 2003 George Rolph |
A Sensible Definition of Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse is people hurting people, over time, for the purposes of controlling them. Unlike British Government minister Jack Straw's definition that "Domestic violence is men hitting women," this definition seems a little more thoughtful and intelligent. |
ifeminists April 14, 2009 Carey Roberts |
Abuse Excuse: How Liberalism Keeps Women in their Place Liberals have become the unapologetic predators of women, gleefully playing on their fears and psychological vulnerabilities, all in the name of curbing domestic violence. |
Reason April 2004 Cathy Young |
Abuse Revisited A feminist challenges the conventional wisdom about domestic violence. Mills concludes that using the "big stick" of the law as our dominant (or only) response to domestic violence ill-serves both women and men. |
ifeminists May 21, 2008 Carey Roberts |
I-VAWA: Bigotry and Contempt at Taxpayer Expense The domestic violence industry needs a top-to-bottom house-cleaning. |
ifeminists November 10, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Domestic Violence: Behind the Stereotypes Male and same-sex victims, victims of one-time abuse... these people are being ignored or damaged by the current approach to domestic violence. There is no excuse for ignoring the reality of victims who need desperately to be heard. |
ifeminists February 18, 2003 Glenn Sacks |
Valentine's Day & the Gender Wars Part of the division between men and women is due to women's legitimate grievances. But much of it is also caused by men's resentment that the very real problems and disadvantages they face as husbands, partners and fathers have been ignored by the media, our lawmakers and by society as a whole. |
ifeminists July 28, 2009 Trudy Schuett |
Domestic Violence 101. The personal v. the political The 2005 document put out by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence with federal funding is entitled, Action for Social Change. There are sources cited that once again blame men and the "patriarchy" for the continuing oppression of women. |
ifeminists April 22, 2003 George Rolph |
Domestic Violence and the Male Victim Studies carried out on male and female bullies in schools and my own observations of abusers show a startling similarity between the two. This has led me to the conclusion that an abuser, whether male or female, is simply a bully who never grew out of it. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 John W. Thompson, Jr. |
A Pregnant Woman Victimized by Physical Abuse Domestic violence in the United States is a problem of enormous proportions and represents a significant health concern. Here's how a physician can respond. |
ifeminists April 7, 2004 George Rolph |
The Anatomy of Abuse This article hopes to be an aid towards helping us all understand the nature of domestic abuse and those who perpetrate or encourage it. |
ifeminists December 1, 2008 Carey Roberts |
Domestic Violence Industry: Hateful Domestic violence ads continue to spur controversy over their gender-bias. |
ifeminists May 6, 2003 George Rolph |
Unrecognized Abuse Abusive women know the bond that a good father will have with his kids. For an abuser, this bond is a perfect weapon and can be wielded with devastating results. |
ifeminists July 20, 2005 Ray Blumhorst |
After the Facts, Domestic Violence Laws Still Discriminate Against Men I am impressed by the courage of After the Facts' young filmmaker to try to present a more balanced understanding of all the issues involved in domestic violence. |
ifeminists August 27, 2002 Wendy McElroy |
Abused Women Have Choices ...Part of the standard view is: Women who "stay" have been brainwashed, and so are not responsible for that decision; and, leaving the relationship is always the right choice. I dispute both claims.... |
ifeminists October 2, 2007 Richard L. Davis |
Dating Violence/Abuse Hypocrisy Equitable dating/domestic violence/abuse prevention and intervention efforts for females and males will reduce the victimization of both females and males. |
ifeminists March 9, 2005 Trudy W. Schuett |
Everybody Deserves Better Allowing prejudicial, deeply biased and regressive domestic violence programs to continue unchecked will only serve to add to the numbers on the welfare rolls, in the jails and under the care of government-sponsored child protective agencies. |
ifeminists February 16, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Spousal Rape Case Sparks Old Debate When indications of violence are absent, it is reasonable for the legal system to require a higher standard of evidence to convict a husband of rape. |
ifeminists May 12, 2004 |
Alert to Action! Write Dear Abby Reaction to advice given via a Dear Abby column on falsely reporting domestic violence. |
ifeminists June 18, 2008 Carey Roberts |
Sex, Lies, and Datatapes of the Partner Abuse Industry The domestic violence industry is reeling from a recent series of high-profile scandals, leaving abuse workers to wonder how things could have possibly gone so wrong. |
ifeminists September 21, 2009 Carey Roberts |
ACORN Falls from the Tree, Will Abuse Shelters Come Next? ACORN, the liberal activist group, was stripped of its funding by the House of Representatives Thursday. I've also found evidence of malfeasance at domestic abuse shelters. |
ifeminists May 13, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Cut Men: Do They Not Bleed? Male bashing -- the stereotyping of men as brutal, stupid or otherwise objectionable -- is commonplace. The assault against men must stop. But how? |
Reason July 2002 Cathy Young |
License to Kill Men and women, crime and punishment. |
ifeminists July 1, 2009 Carey Roberts |
$4 Billion Abuse Industry Rooted in Deceptions and Lies The domestic violence industry continues to engage in information control tactics, spewing a dizzying series of half-truths, white lies, and outright prevarications. |
Salon.com September 14, 2000 Rachel Roth |
Adding insult to injury New York charges battered mothers with neglect. |
Fast Company November 2005 Kerry J. Sulkowicz |
The Corporate Shrink Advice to the sole woman on a five-person sales team on the probable psychology behind, and how to handle strip-club invites. |
ifeminists June 14, 2007 Carey Roberts |
Women Above the Law? In a civilized society that prides itself on rule of law, rights go hand in hand with responsibilities. Does anyone believe that women should be exempt from that time-honored principle? |
ifeminists July 10, 2008 Gordon E. Finley |
Facing Reality on Domestic Violence The national implications of Chief Adderley's domestic violence case are that we must forgo our gender based stereotypes, face the empirical reality of Domestic Violence, and completely revise Domestic Violence policy and law. |
ifeminists March 16, 2005 Ray Blumhorst |
VAWA - One of the Biggest Taxpayer Fleecings in the History of America Those who deal with domestic violence according to gender feminist ideology have been less than effective in dealing with the true dynamics of violent domestic relationships, and now they are going back to congress to ask for billions more in funding for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). |
ifeminists January 4, 2006 Angelucci & Sacks |
California Domestic Violence Lawsuit Will Help Secure Services for All Abuse Victims American domestic violence policies based on the woman good/man bad model keep men and children trapped in violent situations in a number of ways. What's needed are domestic violence policies tailored to the needs of all victims of abuse, regardless of gender. |
Reason January 2004 Cathy Young |
Kobe's Rights: Rape, justice, and double standards The case of Kobe Bryant's alleged sexual assault raises some serious issues about the way the justice system treats rape complainants and defendants. |
ifeminists August 25, 2009 Carey Roberts |
Hope House Shelter Denies Woman the Help She 'Desperately Needed' New documents have come to light that detail how the domestic violence system apparently failed to help a woman who urgently needed medical treatment. |
ifeminists November 26, 2002 Wendy McElroy |
Feminist Fighting: Aren't We All Women? How do you view women who say they've been battered by their husbands or sexually harrassed? Do you feel a stab of skepticism at the accusation and wonder whether the man involved will be treated fairly in court? If so, you may be experiencing a consequence of PC feminism. |
ifeminists September 9, 2003 George Rolph |
A Total Eclipse of the Son As the light of publicity shines on female victims of domestic violence there will be others standing in the dark shadow cast by that light. Those "others" will be men and boys. |
ifeminists January 4, 2009 Martin Green |
A defense of pornography Pornography is an anathema in polite society, while hundreds of millions use it in private. This is 'cognitive dissonance' on a huge scale -- saying one thing and doing another. |
Salon.com September 23, 2002 Amy Benfer |
Bringing the war home A rash of murders in military families highlights the weaknesses of the armed services' well-meaning domestic-abuse program. |
Salon.com January 29, 2001 Jennifer Block |
Gimme a V-I-C-T-I-M! A new ad campaign against domestic violence uses a yearbook motif to put battered women in their place... |
ifeminists September 15, 2004 Ray Blumhorst |
Would You Help a Domestic Violence Shelter That Helps Men? Is being told to "get tough or die" really the message we want to see one ot the greatest societies on earth send to half its population (men) who are daily denied the domestic violence services they need and deserve? |
ifeminists September 13, 2007 Carey Roberts |
How Female Illegals Abuse the System Every year thousands of Americans are victimized by a swindle known as the "immigrant abuse scam." What's amazing is this shake-down is paid for by the U.S. taxpayer under the guise of stopping domestic violence. |
Reason May 2007 Cathy Young |
Assault Behind Bars How big a problem is prison rape in the U.S. -- and what can be done about it? |
ifeminists August 21, 2007 David Heleniak |
PC Feminism and the DV Courts Studies of domestic violence have consistently revealed that women are at least as likely as men to commit domestic violence, but PC feminists have pushed the idea that women don't commit domestic violence so far that they've influenced the courts. |
ifeminists February 25, 2007 Stephen Baskerville |
Statistics from the Ministry of Truth The DOJ's recently declared that domestic violence has been cut in half over ten years. Men's advocates reply that the figures do not include violence against male victims. But larger issues are involved, like the manipulation of information (and us) by the government. |
ifeminists June 21, 2006 Gordon E. Finley |
One Woman's Word For Americans, One Woman's Word must be made exactly equal to One Man's Word -- nothing more and nothing less. Equality in bond and sanction is the only inherently defensible position. |
ifeminists May 18, 2005 Carey Roberts |
VAWA Law Polarizes the Sexes, Weakens the Family The Violence Against Women Act represents a frontal assault on both fatherhood and on the integrity of the traditional family. |
ifeminists February 18, 2004 K. C. Wilson |
We Abort Fathers A discussion on the right to choose. If only women have children, how can they expect anything from men as a consequence of a choice that is only theirs? |
ifeminists January 20, 2004 George Rolph |
The Scars Inside Most peoples experiences of domestic abuse are not the extreme examples often portrayed in the press. The experiences most of us go through are the drip, drip, drip kind that wear away at our self-esteem, our confidence, our ability to fight back. |
ifeminists December 29, 2004 Harry Crouch |
Domestic Violence Delusions...a PBS Documelodrama The documentary Breaking the Silence, Journeys of Hope is stale, rehashed, and stereotypical pandering propaganda perpetuating the myth of the 95% male domestic violence perpetrator. |
ifeminists December 29, 2004 Ray Blumhorst |
Make the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Gender Inclusive, or Dump It! The exclusion of male victims from the help they should be receiving from domestic violence law is a cycle of endless battering that has been created by VAWA to endlessly torture the minds, bodies, and spirits of countless innocent men. |
ifeminists March 29, 2008 Terri Lynn Tersak |
Congressional Guidelines for Abusing Women This report examines the many problems the author finds inherent in local and national services and legal protections that are designed to help victims of domestic abuse. |
ifeminists November 2, 2006 McCormick & Sacks |
October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month Ignores Many Victims Current DV policies are so at odds with research and reality that many domestic violence researchers and treatment providers signed a letter urging the California legislature to stop the state's policy of excluding male victims and their children from DV services. |
ifeminists August 22, 2007 Carey Roberts |
Resolution 590: Why is Congress Ignoring the Needs of Abusive Women? Recently introduced legislation on domestic violence calls on Congress to support Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but what is it doing to help the perpetrators of this violence resolve their anger, their emotional pathology, or kick their drug habits? |