About this piece: As a teenager, Prithiva suffered abuse in her first relationship. After 5 years that relationship ended. This is a letter back to her ex, her abuser, telling him how she has grown over these years and how she is thankful for whatever he taught her. . You were the only relationship I had, […]
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It’s not my fault. It’s not like I had time to study, or even do any homework. It’s not like I wanted to fail seven of the ten miserable subjects I’m taking. My father needs to understand that. It’s not my fault. The white envelope sitting on the table in front of me is torn […]
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One of the things I like most about this ad is the minimalism. We never see the woman’s face. We never see her abuser. We never see the actual abuse. Instead, we hear a woman who’s too scared to even call 911. The camera then shows us the destruction throughout her house, and we are […]
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This video went viral in Hungary a few days ago accompanied by the phrase “real men.” After watching it, I felt happy and disappointed at the same time. I was happy because these children were so unbelievably honest. They are at that age where everything seems possible; they can and will change the world. It was so […]
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The wave pool at the waterpark was crowded: one moment I was under the water, and then I wasn’t. I told Miss Cheryl, with all the confidence of a child, I wasn’t going to drown, I know how to swim. She told me, you didn’t even see the wave coming. Miss Cheryl, who worked at […]
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As outrage continues to grow over the NFL’s initial response to the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal, a group of protestors are using a CoverGirl ad to protest the NFL’s handling of domestic violence. The ad in question is part of CoverGirl’s new NFL-themed cosmetics line. As the “official beauty sponsor of the NFL,” CoverGirl […]
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Recently in the news there have been multiple allegations of domestic violence against NFL players. Among the accused are Johnathon Dwyer of the Arizona Cardinals, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, and Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers. These aren’t the first instances of domestic violence in the NFL; Ray Rice is still indefinitely suspended […]
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“Why didn’t she just leave?” This is the question people ask about domestic violence survivors all the time. Somehow it is so incongruent with our way of thinking that we just blurt the question out. We shout out to the TV or say to our friends, “If a man ever hit me, it would be […]
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