In this blog i’m going to discuss men being abused in a relationship. I honestly don’t think this topic is talked about enough. Why is that, why don’t we bring up men being abused? Well, in this next blog I hope I can answer your questions about men in abusive relationships.
Some of the questions I will try to answer are how do they hide being abused, How does it affect them, and why do they put up with it. I do plan on covering some other material about abuse in this blog. But I’m mostly going to focus on the men.
When I began researching this topic I was shocked when I discovered that Denis Campbell said "about 40% of domestic violence victims are males." and is steadily increasing each year. I had no clue that the percentage would be so high. The main reason men being abused is less frequently talked about is because it’s mostly ignored by the police. When men report being abused by their spouse police take it very lightly. But when a woman is abused it’s a very serious matter, why is that?
The Observer said that “men are often treated as second-class victims.” I also learned in this article that since most of the men's cases of abuse are ignored, the percentage could be higher. Another thing I discovered was that most men are reluctant to come out and report their abuse is because, they do not want to seem weak and unmanly.
Personally I think there should be battered shelters for men not just for women. We have all these places and assistance for abused women but nothing too big for men. I was very frustrated to learn that most shelters only let in a small number of men, but they accept a larger number of women.
Abuse is the same for men and women. It can be physical, emotional, and mental. No matter what your sexual orientation is. People are very close minded to this topic and it's extremely unfair to men.
Some of the questions I will try to answer are how do they hide being abused, How does it affect them, and why do they put up with it. I do plan on covering some other material about abuse in this blog. But I’m mostly going to focus on the men.
When I began researching this topic I was shocked when I discovered that Denis Campbell said "about 40% of domestic violence victims are males." and is steadily increasing each year. I had no clue that the percentage would be so high. The main reason men being abused is less frequently talked about is because it’s mostly ignored by the police. When men report being abused by their spouse police take it very lightly. But when a woman is abused it’s a very serious matter, why is that?
The Observer said that “men are often treated as second-class victims.” I also learned in this article that since most of the men's cases of abuse are ignored, the percentage could be higher. Another thing I discovered was that most men are reluctant to come out and report their abuse is because, they do not want to seem weak and unmanly.
Personally I think there should be battered shelters for men not just for women. We have all these places and assistance for abused women but nothing too big for men. I was very frustrated to learn that most shelters only let in a small number of men, but they accept a larger number of women.
Abuse is the same for men and women. It can be physical, emotional, and mental. No matter what your sexual orientation is. People are very close minded to this topic and it's extremely unfair to men.
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I hope in this blog I was able to answer some of your questions. I’ve only scratched the service of men in abusive relationships. If you have any information please do not hesitate to share thanks!
WOW! I never really even thought about men being abused... this is a very good topic to hit on. Can't wait to read the next blog you post! (:
ReplyDeleteI never really thought about it either. But when I started researching it some of the information I discovered was shocking. It's really hard to believe.
DeleteMany people think that its only the women getting abuse when thats not true. Great blog!
ReplyDeleteYes, lots of men are abused. The percentage keeps going up each year.
DeleteThis is a good blog however, make sure that you are not capitalizing words in the middle of a sentence and that if you are going to use rhetorical questions that they are not combined with multiple questions. Overall though this is a very good and interesting blog and you did very well.
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