domestic violence

Saweetie, Rihanna, and the Memeification of Domestic Violence

a collage of Saweetie, a lightskinned Black woman wearing a mesh shirt and gold chains, and Rihanna, a lightskinned Black woman wearing a light blue gown surrounded by imagery related to social media
by Heven Haile
May 10, 2021 at 10:05am
What does it mean to live in a society where violence against women and girls is treated as comedic fodder?
Colton Underwood, a young white man with short brown hair, smiles during an interview

Coming Out Doesn’t Excuse Colton Underwood’s Abusive Past

by Gabriela Ramos Tavárez
April 20, 2021 at 10:04am
Accepting this narrative is a disservice to queer folk who are or were closeted and have never abused their partners in the process of finding themselves. Read more »
Tina Turner, a Black woman wearing a blond wig, smiles brightly while performing on stage

Live Through This: HBO’s “Tina” Is a Fitting Final Bow for an Iconic Survivor

by Andi Zeisler
March 30, 2021 at 11:29am
The documentary isn’t a revelation or a surprise—it’s a much-needed closure. Read more »
Armie Hammer, a white man with light brown hair and blue eyes, wears a white turtleneck under a black blazer.

Whatever His Kink, Armie Hammer Is an Abuser

by Nicole Froio
January 20, 2021 at 12:30pm
Social media rapidly shared jokes about his cannibalism fetish.  Read more »
Shia LaBeouf, a white guy with brown hair and a messy beard, wears a blue suit.

Shia LaBeouf’s Abuse Confession Can’t Absolve Him

by Nicole Froio
December 15, 2020 at 10:30am
LaBeouf admitted to abusing loved ones for years. Read more »
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.

From the Junkyard: Meg Lionel Murphy Paints Through Trauma

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 10, 2020 at 1:39pm
I have had extreme, debilitating PTSD. I needed fantasy in order to survive Read more »
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 »

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