94 Comments

It is not surprising that a fanatic (Stark) declares that people should “take on faith” that “the pattern of intimidation, isolation, and control . . . is unique to men’s abuse of women.” Nor is it surprising that a Review Team looking for “coercive control” would find it “99% of the time.” Stark wants faith to replace information. An investigative body confirms his dogma by finding the evidence it wanted everywhere it looked. No surprises there. What is surprising is that educated adults would give any credibility to these idiotic ideas and methods. People like Stark and his allies know that the media will echo their claims so long as the claims favor progressive causes. Dissent from their true religion and you will be branded as a right-wing extremist. Stark and his ilk divide the world into just and sensible people like themselves (progressives, leftists, the righteous and their media megaphones) and hateful bigots (everybody else). There’s intimidation for you, and coercive control, 99% of the time.

Expand full comment

If they're actually serious about this there should be more women arrested than men...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2669408/Rise-female-relationship-terrorists-Study-finds-women-controlling-aggressive-partners-men.html

...and pigs have wings.

Expand full comment

If such a s thing as 'coercive control' actually exists, it is guaranteed to be a power tool wielded mostly by woman towards men, not the reverse as claimed. Where do you suppose ex[pressions like 'hen-pecked' or the more modern 'pussy-whipped' come from? Women, as fully formed humans, enact just as much hostility as men, they just do it differently when they express it. Women are past masters of manipulation and meanness, just ask any 15 year old girl.

Expand full comment

I hope you do a response to this article that first appeared in the Epoch Times. When they cited someone from Australia, my suspicions really went up. I am curious if men killing children went up after courts routinely denied access. This is in no way justifying the murder of children. I am just wondering about the mental aspect or if pharmaceuticals play a part. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/investigations-accuse-family-court-judges-sending-children-danger

Expand full comment

Erin Pizzey, identified these women as family Terrorists, and examining the proposed laws, it is basically legalising the female practise of relational aggression. Adding another tool the arsenal.

Expand full comment

Ongoing horror story; my son is appearing in court on Monday 20th, former partner and her daughter alleged rape; false allegations ad infinitum, perjury; no consequences for them; guilty; in his words "I haven't done anything". Appealing, but he's in the depths of depression and unable to get medical help; this mother not coping too good either! Family support.

Expand full comment

Dear Bettina,

thank you so much for all that you do 🙏🌟🙏

1. this is something that is good to happen by the way of this article and with Mother of Sons.

2. I think I would go if I still lived in Sydney but alas... not...

3. therefore I've made a small donation to you Bettina - anonymous.

4. i have also made a small donation to MoS - anonymous.

Edit: I made some other comments about the words: coercive control... I deleted them as I see in other comments that it is already covered...

But as I read the other stories I'm in shock actually and glad to read these horror stories as they are now in the open...

Expand full comment

If anyone has a DSLR take photos and submit them to Shutterstock as editorial images. You don't need a model release form for editorial.

Expand full comment
author

Jewell does a great job exposing what is going on

Expand full comment
author

has One Nation posted comments about it? could you please post a link here?

Expand full comment

It is laughable that all those currently championing “coercive control laws” to prop-up the continuance and increase of the domestic violence industrial complexes funding stream, invariably refer to the UK CCntl laws without understanding that these laws are deliberately flawed.

To support the feminist committee reporting to the UK on proposed CCntl legislation, the UK home office commissioned peer-reviewed research.

This research was rejected by the committee for 2 reasons.

1. The findings surprised them and

2. The findings did not support the recommendations they had decided to make to the government.

The research found that there is gender symmetry in the perpetration on domestic violence and coercive control and that there is gender symmetry in the victimisation from domestic violence and coercive control.

Expand full comment

Oh I'd love to be there taking photos and submitting them to the stock photo websites.

Expand full comment

My ex-wife’s coercive control started the day we were married and 21 years later she is still coercively controlling me, financially and as a gatekeeper (alienator) of our children. Somehow, she has now convinced the court in Germany and the case ICL there that I am coercively control her and our children, even though she now only allows the children to Skype me once a month or less frequently (family court orders state twice a week, though we all know that toilet paper has more value that family court orders). She is claiming unspecified ‘coercive control and domestic violence’ in an application to the German court for the AU family orders to be annulled, though the reality is that she does not want to fly the children to AU per orders ($16K) each year and wants German court orders requiring me to pay child support based on German calculations.

Expand full comment
Mar 17, 2023·edited Mar 17, 2023

A superb message and execution! Bravo.

It's nice to see an ad similar to the massively funded anti-male ads from the government - but done on a fraction of the budget; presenting an important truth its the scenes (rather than a known lie); and, as a bonus, being polished and entertaining!

"Stop it at the Start", etc... are just so plodding and tiresome - apart from the dishonest messaging. One suspects they are actually intended to provoke both sexes to violence, from irritation if nothing else.

I've been promoting this on facebook and twitter, and was going to ask for some supporting material in case I'm challenged. I'm glad to see you've already done that.

After reading through, however, I still have one vulnerability where I could be challenged in promoting this. Is the implication that trivial, normal relational conflict can be weaponised by women as "coercive control" (as in the video) proven by evidence? I have no doubt (none whatsoever!!), that it can be, that it will be, and that it will be the vast majority of cases - as has already happened with "domestic violence" - however I would hope to have some "evidence" if challenged. Apologies if I missed it in the article.

Expand full comment

Love the piture, it reminds me of the Palmolive liquid detergent ad "You know you're soaking in it"... our society is being soaked in toxic feminist theory which is deliberately destroying the fabric of our civilisation in pursuit of duluthian maxist ideology

Expand full comment

So ironic Bettina: the ultimate Family Court "bad guy" - looks perfect on the outside, but allegation is that behind closed doors becomes a monster. So be yourself, perfectly acceptable civil human being, and you actually play into out Act 1 of the slander story. Absolutely Kafkaesque. Cheers, Peter

Expand full comment