domestic violence

From the Junkyard: Meg Lionel Murphy Paints Through Trauma

Artist Meg Lionel Murphy stands in a junkyard surrounded by grass. She is white and has thick brown hair, and she wears a white t-shirt and a pink tulle skirt. She is covered in tattoos and holds artwork.
by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 10, 2020 at 1:39pm
I have had extreme, debilitating PTSD. I needed fantasy in order to survive
Protesters in front of the Supreme Court stand against Brett Kavanaugh with signs.

All-American Trauma: Healing in the Aftermath of the Trump Regime

by Sam White
November 4, 2020 at 4:07pm
There are millions of survivors who are trying with difficulty to understand why this administration, besides the obvious reasons, feels different than the rest. Read more »
Cassie Randolph and Colton Underwood, two white adults, press their faces together for a selfie during a hike.

Jumping Boundaries: “The Bachelor” Rewards Red Flags in Relationships

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 16, 2020 at 2:29pm
In The Bachelor universe, men are encouraged to fight for love and to never give up. Read more »
Megan Thee Stallion, a brownskinned Black woman with long, black hair, poses in a red, leather dress

If You Want to Protect Black Women, Start with Megan Thee Stallion

by Donna Marbury
August 10, 2020 at 9:52am
“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. Read more »
an Asian woman with black hair pulled back into a ponytail uses sign language

Many Deaf Women Aren’t Safer at Home

by Sarah Katz
June 22, 2020 at 10:00am
48 million deaf or hard of hearing people in the United States at risk of domestic violence during the lockdown. Read more »
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, a white couple both wearing all black outfits, pose together on a red carpet in 2015

All Victims Can Be Perpetrators

by Nylah Burton
February 14, 2020 at 1:37pm
Our society has not yet accepted that women can inflict horrible wounds and still be horribly wounded themselves. Read more »
a black and white photo of a white teenage girl sitting with her back to the camera and Love Shouldn't Hurt written in black ink across her back

“What Kind of Girl” Flips the Teen Domestic Violence YA Narrative on Its Head

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
February 4, 2020 at 3:27pm
High school is still high school and teenagers still struggle to understand how abuse happens. Read more »
A woman in large glasses, Carmen Maria Machado, sits against a table while looking into the camera.

In the Muck: With “In the Dream House,” Carmen Machado Archives Queer Women’s Pain

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 13, 2019 at 3:50pm
“Our culture does not have an investment in helping queer folks understand what their experiences mean.” Read more »
A photo of David Harbour, a white man with brown hair, as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things.

From Lovable Brute to Aggressor: How “Stranger Things” Turned Jim Hopper Into an Abuser

by Rebecca Long
July 15, 2019 at 12:24pm
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 »
Nicole Kidman, a redheaded white woman, sits beside Meryl Streep, an older white woman with gray hair and glasses, on Big Little Lies

Scream On: “Big Little Lies” Shows That Abuse Doesn’t Always Die with the Abuser

by Caroline Reilly
July 12, 2019 at 11:01am
Big Little Lies never lets us forget that it’s a show about the inextricable hold that domestic violence has on those who experience it, witness it, and survive it. Read more »
a zoomed-in photo of a woman's eye with tears building in it

Invisible Signs: What We’re Still Missing When We Talk about Domestic Violence

by Caroline Reilly
May 28, 2019 at 11:16am
No Visible Bruises will raise awareness and save lives. Read more »

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