Some Thoughts on Ariel Castro, George Zimmerman and Ending Violence
Misogyny and racism and homophobia have the same roots: hierarchical, male domination based on violence.
We do ourselves a disservice by avoiding an analysis that recognizes the degree to which intimate, gender-based violence is often the surest indicator of later dominance-based-on-difference-violence at every level of human organization. As long as intimate partner violence is marginalized, we will never stem the tide of greater violence. How’s that for making every thing a women’s issue?
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