Intimate Partner Violence and Hate Crimes
My last post, Domestic Terrorism, recognized the similarity between prisoner of war brainwashing and intimate partner psychological abuse. We usually think of domestic terrorists as perpetrating gun or...
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Toxic Femininity and Masculinity
“The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more...
View ArticleJoanna V. Hunter is Calling Men “In”– Guest Blogger
I am pleased to have Joanna V. Hunter as a guest blogger. Joanna’s blog Moving Up On the “People Who Deserve Happiness” List are an invaluable resource for survivors of intimate partner violence. She...
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Communities Working Together to Support IPV Victims
Working Together This pandemic requires communities to come together. Most of us have been sheltering at home as much as our work permits and this has caused hardships. With essential workers, the...
View ArticleThe Intersection of Racial Injustice and IPV
Racial injustice and IPV combines to increase suffering. The mere perception by an abuser of being slighted results in more violence at home. Any abuser feeling threatened or mistreated tends to vent...
View ArticleChoosing Our Relationship to Domination
The recent protests against systemic racism and individual racist acts sparked my thoughts about our relationship with causes. I have long seen abuse, racism, and all injustices as being related,...
View ArticleShould Coercive Control Be a Crime?
It’s Not Against the Law If you have experienced coercive control, you know the devastating effects. Those who feel entitled to use it strip away our freedom of expression, limiting what we can do and...
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Domination and Its Roots
Background I discovered the root cause of intimate partner abuse in the course of facing my own crisis. First, some background. Growing up in the 60’s, I educated myself about women’s rights and...
View ArticleA Synopsis of “Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek”
I structured my book, Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek, around issues and questions I frequently hear from survivors and often from those who work with them. Sometimes they ask these...
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LANGUAGE AND POWER
“What will the writing of history be like when the definition is shared equally by men and women?” Gerda Lerner, as quoted by Elizabeth Lesser | Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the...
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