psychological abuse

A response to Mary-Lou Stephens and her Huffpost article, “The One Big, Not-So-Secret Secret of a Happy Relationship

February 2, 2015, Mary (please withhold my name) Media Complaints,

A response to Mary-Lou Stephens and her Huffpost article, “The One Big, Not-So-Secret Secret of a Happy Relationship” This article deals with the concept of taking responsibility for your behaviour (or, as the author puts it, your “crap”) in your relationship with your significant other. I read it yesterday, with a sense of discomfort building […]

domestic violence, emotional abuse, male violence, Mary-Lou Stephens, physical abuse, psychological abuse, relationship 'advice', victim blaming

Violent man attacks wife. Media blame her breasts.

January 30, 2015, Admin EVB Analysis,

We’ve seen some really quite creative expressions of victim blaming during our campaign. Blaming a woman’s breast for her assault would definitely make our Top Ten list, if we ever made one. Graham Temple has been sentenced to 13 months in jail for physically assaulting his partner May Thomson. During the three years of their […]

coercive control, domestic violence, Graham Temple, kidnapping, male violence, male violence against women, May Thomson, physical abuse, psychological abuse