I have written to so many politicians and yes I have had a few responses, but they always deflect or ignore the pertinent facts I use in my letter/email and trot out the party line- Thank you for your expression of concern for male victims of domestic violence, we share your concern for all victims but we understand that women are the ov…
I have written to so many politicians and yes I have had a few responses, but they always deflect or ignore the pertinent facts I use in my letter/email and trot out the party line- Thank you for your expression of concern for male victims of domestic violence, we share your concern for all victims but we understand that women are the overwhelming majority of victim of this shocking abuse and men are overwhelmingly the perpetrators.
It's just another lie but that is as good as it gets.
I even pre-empt their response by saying men are the overwhelming victims of suicide, homelessness and workplace fatalities but none of these issues is presented as a gendered problem and all of the language around them is very gender neutral. Why don't we do the same with family violence?
I have written to so many politicians and yes I have had a few responses, but they always deflect or ignore the pertinent facts I use in my letter/email and trot out the party line- Thank you for your expression of concern for male victims of domestic violence, we share your concern for all victims but we understand that women are the overwhelming majority of victim of this shocking abuse and men are overwhelmingly the perpetrators.
It's just another lie but that is as good as it gets.
I even pre-empt their response by saying men are the overwhelming victims of suicide, homelessness and workplace fatalities but none of these issues is presented as a gendered problem and all of the language around them is very gender neutral. Why don't we do the same with family violence?
They simply ignore my question.
I may give it a go.
Thanks for all you do, Bettina. You have guts.