domestic violence
Shia LaBeouf’s Abuse Confession Can’t Absolve Him
LaBeouf admitted to abusing loved ones for years.
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From the Junkyard: Meg Lionel Murphy Paints Through Trauma
I have had extreme, debilitating PTSD. I needed fantasy in order to survive
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All-American Trauma: Healing in the Aftermath of the Trump Regime
There are millions of survivors who are trying with difficulty to understand why this administration, besides the obvious reasons, feels different than the rest.
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Jumping Boundaries: “The Bachelor” Rewards Red Flags in Relationships
In The Bachelor universe, men are encouraged to fight for love and to never give up.
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If You Want to Protect Black Women, Start with Megan Thee Stallion
“Protect Black women” is floating around social media, but there’s a more powerful sentiment that Black women are undeserving of being shielded from violence.
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Many Deaf Women Aren’t Safer at Home
48 million deaf or hard of hearing people in the United States at risk of domestic violence during the lockdown.
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All Victims Can Be Perpetrators
Our society has not yet accepted that women can inflict horrible wounds and still be horribly wounded themselves.
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“What Kind of Girl” Flips the Teen Domestic Violence YA Narrative on Its Head
High school is still high school and teenagers still struggle to understand how abuse happens.
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In the Muck: With “In the Dream House,” Carmen Machado Archives Queer Women’s Pain
“Our culture does not have an investment in helping queer folks understand what their experiences mean.”
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From Lovable Brute to Aggressor: How “Stranger Things” Turned Jim Hopper Into an Abuser
The issue with Stranger Things is that its depiction of abuse seems unconscious and uncritical. A series that doesn’t recognize abuse only normalizes... Read more »