Is Domestic Violence Right?

Why do men think it is appropriate to mistreat the women they so call “love”? I would have never though about a world where men disrespect their wives to be superior. Domestic violence is the most known violence towards women. Most women do not find it easy to report abuse because they still love their husbands and would not want to see them go to jail. Some are also scared to death and do not think they can do anything about it.

Pamela Shifman and Salamishah Tillet wrote an article called “To Stop Violence, Start at Home” where you can read in The New York Times that discussed the correlation with men who abuse their wives and committing a high-class criminal activity. They are both founders to organizations that help women with domestic violence cases. Both authors explain how the issue of domestic violence starts at home where they abuse their loved ones and then in the streets where they pursue criminal acts.

Men today are much different here and in other countries. In Africa, it is much worse for women to deal with domestic violence. Women of Zambia, where I discuss in my discourse have a lot of negative factors. The women are mistreated but they do not do anything to help themselves.

         Why should women feel scared to tell someone they are being abused? Many women today do not have many resources telling them how to seek help. Some people ignore the fact that they see women with bruises, which is why they have made many different advertisements such as this one. This ad tells us “if you can see it, you can change it” meaning everyone has a voice that can be heard to help others. Women’s Aid developed this interactive ad to raise awareness and donations. The woman in the poster is bruised up with a black eye and until no one notices it, it will stay the same. The more people stare at the ad; the woman’s face begins to clear up using facial recognition technology.

Famous people have a bigger voice then they think as well. Obama ran a whole commercial to discuss domestic violence and ways to prevent it. He has helped raise awareness for many different organizations that can help women today. Katy Perry focused entirely about domestic violence before and during her live Grammy performance. 

Violence is a learned behavior. Children see everything that is going on at home. Children learn from these behaviors thinking that it is appropriate to abuse women. Some people do not believe that children can learn these behaviors and act upon them. We need to stop the abuse and help get women the lives they deserve. The importance of this matter is in our hands. Domestic violence is not something slight that should be taken without approach. Women today should not be left in fear of their husbands coming home, if they should lose connections with others because their husband says so, or scared to leave the house because “he” is always watching. Domestic violence is certainly a sensitive topic and no one wants to discuss personal issues but it is something women must act on to change now.

By: Kevin Bisetti