Why is Domestic Abuse Against Women Still a Problem?
posted by Jordan Chigubu | October 24, 2022 | In OpinionFor almost as long as time itself, over millions of women have been domestically abused. Whether it’s their loved one or a male family member, the fact that it’s still going on makes me sick to my stomach.
There are cases where women try to ask for help and they automatically get judged. It’s either “you probably led him on” or “you’re just lying,” which is sad because that might not be the case at all. Then there is the guy—or guys—that take advantage of women because they were alone or intoxicated.
Men that think there’s nothing wrong with abusing females physically and or sexually are simply terrible people. How are you able to look at yourself in the mirror after committing such a heinous crime? Doing that does not make you any more of a man. If anything, I think it makes you less of one.
Ever since us men were young, we were taught to not only treat people with respect, but we also need to respect women.
The late great rapper 2Pac said it best: “Since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman, and our game from a woman, I wonder why we take from women, why we rape our women, why do we hate our women? I think it’s time we killed for our women, be real to our women, try to heal our women, ‘cause if we don’t, we’ll have a race of babies that will hate the ladies, who make the babies.”
It’s wrong to assume that any girl wants to be treated violently, or that being with you by choice— or most likely force or intimidation—is an honor. Consent is simple: yes is yes and no is no. If yes becomes no, then it’s an immediate ‘no.’
If you or anyone you know was or is being domestically abused, you should feel safe to call the police or provide a support system to help. Don’t feel like you will be judged if you call the police on someone that is well known to others. What they did is wrong, and they deserve to get punished for it.
If you or someone you know is need of help, regardless of sexual orientation, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233. Or they can be reached by texting START to 88788.
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