As gender-based inequities surfaced in the wake of the #MeToo movement, and more women and therefore more survivors entered government, they and others have been vocal about how much more complicated the calculus of abuse can be, how yawning the gaps in protection and how damaging the belief that victims can just leave.
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Bridgerton Season One: Sugar and Spice and a Dash of Bad Advice
Will the second season give us the strong Daphne back? That would be nice.
Shonda Rhimes knows her stuff.
I admit, I knew nothing about the series prior to my recent devouring of it. And I’m all atwitter to share that the Shondaland production’s series on Netflix,
Bridgerton, is the perfectly ripe fruit of a series to bite into this new year.
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence says on a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.
Andrew Gray on
The new Netflix reality show captures a relationship that s disturbing some viewers. Jan 22, 2021
2020 was a nightmare by all accounts. Thankfully, 2021 has provided many of us with some much-needed relief: a new president, news of worldwide vaccinations, and plenty of mind-numbing new reality shows.
Perhaps the most polarizing of them all, Netflix s
Bling Empire explores the lives of a group of extremely wealthy friends in Beverly Hills, closely following in the footsteps of the hit movie
Crazy Rich Asians. The cast, an assortment of good-looking models/influencers/entrepreneurs, are mostly funny and frustrating to watch, in the way most reality show stars are.
What Defines Domestic Abuse? Survivors Say Itâs More Than Assault
The Congresswoman Cori Bush and the musician FKA twigs describe how manipulative, isolating conduct known as âcoercive controlâ helped trap them in abusive relationships. Lawmakers are starting to listen.
Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri has been sharing her story as a survivor of domestic abuse to help “normalize the conversation.”Credit.Whitney Curtis for The New York Times
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It was, at first, the kind of dreamily romantic attention that Cori Bush craved. She was 19 or so, barely making ends meet working at a preschool, and a new boyfriend was spooning on affection. He lavished her with gifts, too. âHe would spoil me, he would spoil my friends, my sister â whoever was near me,â she said.