The stats are staggering

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Via: Flipflopping Joy

Women and Girls Collective Action Group:Beyond Chris & Rihanna

A Females United For Action statement by Alex Pates (age 15) and Ansheera Ace Hilliard (age 17)

We hear so much of what will happen to Chris Brown’s reputation and career if these allegations are proven to be true. We hear how all Chris Brown’s sponsors and endorsements will back down, and how his entire career may go down the drain. Now we ask, what is going to happen to Rihanna? We never hear, on a well publicized scale, how this is going to affect her career. We do not even hear how she may be damaged mentally, physically, or emotionally after this incident of abuse. You would think that because she is a survivor of abuse, people would be concerned with her well-being.

As far as Rihanna goes, this is what we do know. Last summer, Rihanna had released a statement saying how she starting building her career from endorsements before she even released her hits. The LA Times recently reported that Rihanna had the reputation of representing “something very positive and in particular a strong female role model, and when she is associated with a situation like this it can have an impact.” They quoted a marketing executive as predicting that companies are likely to shun her in the future.

IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT CHRIS & RIHANNA

On September 17, 2008, 78% of identified domestic violence programs in the United States and territories, which totaled 1,553 programs, participated in the 2008 National Census of Domestic Violence Services, conducted by the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Every year, this organization conducts a 24-hour survey of domestic violence programs across the country to capture a day-in-the-life snapshot of domestic violence service provision in the United States. This is the data that was reported:

· Over 20,300 adults and children sought refuge in emergency shelter in a day.

· More than 10,000 adults and children were living in transitional housing.

· Over 30,300 adults and children received non-residential services, such as counseling, legal advocacy, and support groups.

· Over 21,500 domestic violence hotline calls were made.

On top of all of this, an additional 60,799 adults and children were provided additional domestic violence services. All of this data came from a 24-hour time period. 24 HOURS! If these are the numbers of women and children trying to escape violence in one day, imagine what those numbers would be in a week, a month, or horrifically, a year. This information shows how many people are seeking support services for domestic violence. But imagine how many more people never seek help. If you look at police reports of domestic violence, you only get part of the story.

Women and genderqueer people, especially people of color or poor people, are often overlooked in today’s society. When is the day going to come where violence against women and gender queer people is going to get the attention that it deserves?MORe

Comments

[omnivorously.livejournal.com]

A note on terminology: "transgender" is the commonly used umbrella term for people with non-normative gender expressions - drag queens (straight and gay), female-born people who identify as men, people who don't identify as men or women, (often) intersexed people, etc. "Genderqueer" is a subcategory, a smaller umbrella term which encompasses transgendered people who don't identify as women or men. So you probably want to use "transgender", since you're referring to the broadest category.

[usual disclaimer about this being just one transperson's perception of things]

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Thanks for the clarification.

Hmmmmm...

[olympiasepiriot.livejournal.com]

This part: "The LA Times recently reported that Rihanna had the reputation of representing “something very positive and in particular a strong female role model, and when she is associated with a situation like this it can have an impact.” They quoted a marketing executive as predicting that companies are likely to shun her in the future."

That seems a little strange to say. I recall that Tina Turner managed to come out of a much longer abusive relationship and completely eclipse her ex-husband.

Actually, the more I think about it, the more sexist it reads to me. Like since she got abused she is somehow less worthy than before. Less strong. Less beautiful? Less talented? Like what, she somehow deserved that?

Fuckers.

Personally, I don't think this makes her look less strong. The truth is that DV can happen to anyone. It happened to me. It has happened to several people I know.

Re: Hmmmmm...

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah the LA times marketing executive is talking out of his ass right there. I mean, really now? What exactly is intrinsically wrong with her, now that she's been a victim of DV?Since when are you not strong just because you have been domestically abused? That is some BS. Asshole.

[(Anonymous)]

To learn about male victims of domestic violence, you may wish to consult the following online resources:
California State Long Beach Professor Martin Fiebert's summary of over 200 studies found in online bibliography at: www.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm.
Prof. Linda Kelly, 'Disabusing the Definition of Domestic Abuse,' 30 Florida State Law Review 791 (2003): www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawreview/downloads/304/kelly.pdf.
Prof. Don Dutton, 'Transforming a flawed policy: A call to revive psychology and science in domestic violence research and practice,' Aggression and Violent Behaviour, (11) 2006, 457-483: www.nfvlrc.org/docs/DuttonCorvo.policypaper.pdf
Harvard Medical School: www.patienteducationcenter.org/aspx/HealthELibrary/HealthETopic.aspx?cid=M0907d
University of New Hampshire: www.unh.edu/news/cj_nr/2006/may/em_060519male.cfm?type=n
Government of Canada Report: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/Intimate_Partner.pdf
Domestic abuse role reversal: According to surveys cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 835,000 men are sexually or physically assaulted by an intimate partner every year in the United States… www.cafcusa.org/docs/cctimes_domestic_abuse.pdf
Lesbian Domestic Violence: About 17-45% of lesbians report having been the victim of a least one act of physical violence perpetrated by a lesbian partner. http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/lesbianrx/factsheet.shtml
Women Equally Instigate Domestic Violence: Statistics Canada 2005 and also 2006 reported that 7% of Canadian women (654,000) and 6% of Canadian men (646,000) reported being the victim of spousal violence at least once in the previous five years. See: Real Women of Canada Newsletter online at: http://www.realwomenca.com/page/newslma0801.html
Violent Women Video: In our society it is alright for a woman to attack a man. It is never alright for a man to defend himself against an attacking woman. If it does not sit right with you that there is never an excuse for men to fight back against a woman, have a look at the video. http://www.blog.fathersforlife.org/2008/10/22/violent-women
Feminist Urban Legends: http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/editorials/2002/1112.html

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Ah. The usual what about the mens derailing. Honestly! *eyerolls*

Books on Domestic Violence and Gen Violence

[(Anonymous)]

Some books reader's may be interested in picking up at local library or buying from Amazon. Excellent books, all, Best wishes to all, Aurora Justice-Bible

Pearson, Patricia. When She Was Bad: Violent Women and the Myth of Innocence.
"Women commit the majority of child homicides in the United States; more than 80 percent of neonaticides; an equal or greater share of severe physical child abuse; an equal rate of spousal assault; about a quarter of child sexual molestations; and a large proportion of elder abuse... The rate at which infants are murdered by women in the U.S. is higher than the rate at which women are murdered by men." With carefully researched facts, fascinating case histories, and incisive argument, Patricia Pearson succeeds in demolishing the myth that women are not naturally violent.

Other books of interest: Kill the Body, the Head Will Fall: A Closer Look at Women, Violence, and Aggression , No Angels: Women Who Commit Violence , Casualties Of Community Disorder: Women's Careers In Violent Crime (Crime and Society Series) and Heartbreakers: Women and Violence in Contemporary Culture and Literature
Books of interest on anti-social behaviour and violence in girls: Challenging Violence: Girls, Gender and Violent Encounters , Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls , Sex, Power, & the Violent School Girl , Girls' Violence: Myths And Realities (Suny Series in Women, Crime, and Criminology) , Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, and Violence among Girls: A Developmental Perspective (The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy) , Social Aggression among Girls (The Guilford Series on Social and Emotional Development) and Girlfighting: Betrayal and Rejection among Girls
More books of interest on violent women: Abused Men: The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence , Insult to Injury: Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse , Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships , No More Secrets : Violence in Lesbian Relationships ,
Domestic Violence: The 12 Things You Aren't Supposed to Know
Current Controversies on Family Violence , The Violent Home (SAGE Library of Social Research) and Intimate Violence in Families
The following titles specifically tackle the issue of sexual abuse by women:
Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape? (The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and the Law) , Mother-Son Incest: The Unthinkable Broken Taboo, An Overview of Findings ,
The Last Secret: Daughter Sexually Abused by Mothers , Female Sexual Abuse of Children , Female Sex Offenders: What Therapists, Law Enforcement and Child Protective Services Need to Know , The Female Sexual Abuser: Three Views , Women Who Sexually Abuse Children: From Research to Clinical Practice (Wiley Series in Child Care and Protection) and Perspectives on Female Sex Offending: A Culture of Denial (Welfare and Society)
Memoirs of some of those who have been abused by women and individual case studies or accounts of female acts of violence:
The Mother I Carry: A Memoir of Healing from Emotional Abuse
Charred Souls: A Story of Recreational Child Abuse , Whatever Mother Says...: A True Story of a Mother, Madness and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) , A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive , The Siren's Dance: My Marriage to a Borderline: A Case Study , Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood , Are You There Alone?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates , Breaking Point (St. Martin's True Crime Library) , The Evil Mother , Poisoned Vows , Perfect Poison: A Female Serial Killer's Deadly Medicine , The Poison Widow: A True Story of Sin, Strychnine, and Murder (Wisconsin) , Look for the Woman: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Female Poisoners, Kidnappers, Thieves, Extortionists, Terrorists, Swindlers and Spies from Elizabetha