terfinesse:radafayscage:aferret:amberguessa:yayfeminism:Screencaps from an article about two brother
terfinesse:radafayscage:aferret:amberguessa:yayfeminism:Screencaps from an article about two brother’s reaction to the news coverage of their father murdering their mother and sister.Why is it so common to ask random strangers about murderers, and get quotes about how they’re “nice” and “caring” - people who didn’t even know them personally? Imagine if you were in their position and you had a family member who’d been abusive for years, and now you’re seeing some random neighbor describing them as “nice” or “polite” all over the news, as if their opinion has any relevance whatsoever.It ends up creating the same narrative every time, painting the abuser in a sympathetic light.That whole article is worth a read and just so heartbreaking.The brothers want to start raising awareness about different kinds of DV because they say several times they didn’t realize they were all being abused, because no one was being hit. There’s a fucking PSYCHIATRIST saying murdering your family is “a twisted act of love”. Revoke his licenseI feel that reporters often try to paint abusive murderers in a sympathetic light in an attempt to portray the event as an isolated tragedy, and not a result of a overarching societal problem. Ignorance is bliss, I suppose.^this is specially true when the perpetrator is a white man -- source link
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