anti-radfem:

xsaraxsmithx:

a-broader–sensibility:

anti-radfem:

Stop excusing women who put their hands on their husbands and sons because women tend to be physically weaker than men. Abuse is abuse, and fuck you for minimizing the experiences of male victims.

Consider that many women are wary when a man claims that a woman is physically abusing them because abusive men frequently accuse their wives/girlfriends of being abusive as a way of deflecting blame and isolating their victim. Sometimes men who describe the physical abuse (like slapping/hitting/pushing) they have endured at the hands of a female partner neglect to mention that this happened in a context of her fighting back against his physical abuse. Also, yes, women physically abusing men is much less likely to involve serious physical harm and to end in murder, and male abuse victims of women are way less likely to be financially incapable of leaving the relationship. 

“I am often asked whether physical aggression by women toward men, such as a slap in the face, is abuse. The answer is: “It depends.” Men typically experience women’s shoves or slaps as annoying and infuriating rather than intimidating, so the long-term emotional effects are less damaging. It is rare to find a man who has gradually lost his freedom or self-esteem because of a woman’s aggressiveness.”
― Lundy Bancroft, Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

Child abuse is a separate issue from adult woman-on-man abuse and involves a completely different power dynamic. Please do not conflate the two.

The response. Is brilliant. That is all.

This response isn’t brilliant, it’s blatantly dismissive of male victims of abuse and you’re an asshole for cheering this kind of derailing on. Make your own fucking post.