The lamest excuse I ever heard
Krista Ramsey's June 15 post below about domestic violence ought to be mandatory reading for any male old enough to stand.
Unfortunately a recent commenter seems to be one of those guys who will just never get it. As I noted in a response:
"Anonymous 1:02 seems to be invoking a "she hit me first" defense for domestic violence. I hope I'm not the only one who sees how absurd that excuse is. Comments?"
posted by David Wells at 1:46 PM
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at 7:13 PM, June 20, 2007 
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Post a Comment*I'm very curious as to the excuse for overestimating female domestic violence deaths by nearly 300% when the data is readily available at the CDC?
Or is bridling at journalistic gender slander just another sign of "not getting it"?
And while we're at it, the CDC reports serious domestic violence against women at roughly 1.5 million not 2.5 million. Why the discrepency?
Is it that accuracy when it comes to discussing domestic violence isn't important when your talking about men?
The fact is, men aren't enabling domestic violence against women, but the press is surely enabling domestic violence against men.
If you really care about changing things, it would be far better to dispense with the self-righteous spouting of misandristic propaganda stick with the facts.
I'm not making excuses for domestic violence (duh, it's wrong and it harms not just women but entire families, if not generations to come). What I am doing is calling the press at large and Krista herself on this well ingrained sexism.
But I AM interested in hearing the excuses (hopefully not so lame) for grossly misrepresenting domestic violence by men and totally ignoring the significant domestic violence AGAINST men.
The reason the numbers are skewed is that it is politically correct to bash men at every opportunity. Men are either vilified or made out to be drooling idiots at every turn. While women are held up as brilliant, nurturing, the very embodiment of kindness even though as teachers they are sleeping with our sons and as mothers they are beating and killing our children at unprecedented rates.
Fathers are regularly destroyed in family courts based on the outdated notion that women because they are female are better parents while men are just killers and rapists in waiting. When has the term “deadbeat” ever been applied to a woman? Its about time the lies spewed about domestic abuse be exposed. No one should have to live in an abusive situation but more often then not it is a man that is accused and arrested while women walk. There will be equality when women are punished the same way as men currently are for not only spousal abuse but also child abuse, child molestation and in divorces. She is not better nor is she without blame because she is female.
A little help please. What is meant by "misandristic"?
Misandristic = "male hating"
This is the equivalent of "Misogynistic".
Isn't it funny how you hear the latter with some regularity, but never the former?
Hmmm...
David, are you saying that it's ok for women to hit men? If so, are you also saying it's ok for men to hit women? We wouldn't want to be sexist here.
Or were you trying to say that it's not ok for anyone to hit anyone, but you were just extremely clumsy in trying to say it? Please update your thoughts to reflect your real opinion.
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