Jag tycker det är lite intressant att radikalfeminism verkar allmänt ses som anti män, även av de som tycker feminism är så bra men det går ändå bra att se våld ur ett radikalfeministiskt perspektiv
Roliga fakta om den som startade första kvinnojouren:
Intimate Partner Violence: New Perspectives in Research and Practice
Elizabeth A. Bates & Julie C. Taylor
History of intimate partner violence: research, policy, and practice
In 1976, the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act (1976) was introduced in Parliament, which gave police powers of arrest in domestic violence situations. The wording of this document appears to be highly influenced by feminism, with the person being arrested being referred to as "he". Seemingly, since this time, public policy response to domestic violence has been defined by activists as the socially sanctioned control of men over women (Dutton & Corvo, 2006). During this time of social change there was a development of "ultra-feminists" who aimed to define women as a victim group who were oppressed by men (Pizzey, Shackleton, & Urwin, 2000). The beliefs held by this group were so extreme that Erin Pizzey was condemned by the ultra-feminist movement following her announcement that 62% of the women who had found refuge in shelters were as violent as their male partners (Pizzey et al., 2000). Indeed, the notion that women could also be perpetrators was so controversial that early researchers discussing this received death threats Straus, 1999).
Erin Pizzey: The woman who looked beyond the bruises
Ms Pizzey parted ways with the charity in the early 1980s after a disagreement revolving around feminism and her belief it was "anti-man" and forced women into the role of victim.
Her childhood was prominent in her mind when "feminists started demonising all fathers", as she puts it. The memories of both parents "reminded me of the truth - domestic violence is not a gender issue.
"I have never been a feminist, because, having experienced my mother's violence, I always knew that women can be as vicious and irresponsible as men."
Her stance now on domestic abuse is that violence is a family issue, usually intergenerational, and men and women are equally capable and culpable of it.
In her book Prone to Violence she argues that a significant proportion of domestic violence happens because both partners are "addicted" to the adrenalin high connected with fear and being feared.
She is now editor-at-large of the anti-feminist website A Voice for Men. She remains a passionate believer in helping families recover from violence but refuses to differentiate accountability by gender.
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