Domestic Violence – “A Media Beat Up”
Domestic Violence – “A Media Beat Up”
I just had the misfortune of hearing a televised Domestic Violence debate. There was no mention at all of violence against children or men, only violence against women. The panel constituted several so-called prominent women “in the field.” Less than 100 women are killed per year from Domestic Violence (DV). Yet, it is currently described in the media as an “epidemic” a “tsunami” and by Premier Baird as a “plague.”
The skewed nature of the entire debate is breathtaking – there is no context or perspective with regard to statistics showing factors that kill women in vastly greater numbers. The statistics (see below) clearly show just how miniscule the numbers of female mortalities are (less than 100 a year) as a result of domestic violence, in comparison to female mortalities resulting from: lung cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, gynaecological cancer, melanoma, cardio-vascular disease, suicide, car accidents, etc, etc, etc.
Thus, DV is not “the biggest threat to women’s lives” as is so wrongly and hatefully suggested by the misandrist media. Once the DV figures are given accurate context and perspective they look incredibly insignificant, statistically. Undoubtedly, this is a most bitter pill to swallow for the hate-filled shit-peddlers doing what they do best – peddling a grotesque falsehood for their own vested interests.
Statistics Providing Necessary Perspective:
Road deaths in 2013, total 1192: 856 male & 336 female.
(source: Aust Govt, Road Deaths Statisitical Report 2014).
Suicide Deaths 2012, total 2535: 1901 males & 634 females.
(source: Lifeline & Australian Bureaux of Statistics).
Cancer Deaths in 2011.
Lung Cancer, total 8114: 4959 male & 3155 female.
Bowel Cancer, total 3999: 2219 males & 1780 females.
Breast Cancer, total 2937: 0023 males & 2914 females.
Pancreatic Cncr, total 2416: 1219 males & 1198 females.
Gynaecological, total 1502: 0000 males & 1502 females.
Melanoma Cncr, total 1544: 1071 males & 473 females.
Stomach Cancer, total 1140: 715 males & 425 females.
Liver Cancer, total 1423: 980 males & 443 females.
(source: Aust Govt / Cancer Australia 2012).
Cardio Vascular Disease Deaths 2012.
Total 43895: with 20953 males & 22942 females.
(source: The Heart Foundation 2013)
The statistics very clearly show that many more women die from: various cancers; cardio vascular disease; suicide; and even road accidents, than from family or domestic violence. Thus, if this matter of domestic violence is put in statistical context and perspective, life-style choices & behaviours and associated general health issues are very significantly more dangerous to women than domestic violence.
I have heard the words "epidemic" "tsunami" "biggest threat" “plague” used by various feminist advocates, and now intellectual featherweight Premier Baird, in respect of the number of female deaths resulting from domestic violence. This abondonment to exaggerated rhetoric or hyperbole is embarassing to say the least, even for those whose job it is to actively advocate on the subject. They do their cause, and society, a gross disservice.
Domestic violence is categorically not the greatest threat to women’s lives, and those who advocate this are peddling a dangerous falsehood. By promoting this idea, by encouraging women to have heightened fears of men, and to be acutely sensitive to the concept & idea of domestic violence, they are creating a framework that will generate and induce further problems in domestic relationships. Where once a minor difference of opinion between partners would be discounted, by both involved, as nothing more than a frank discussion, the same exchange now may be seen by the ultra feminized female as a form of domestic violence perpetrated against her – a form of manipulation and psycholgical abuse. By planting the seed of fear, doubt, & mistrust of men in her head, via all manner of media platforms & advertising, they are generating the problem that they say they seek to address.
Meanwhile, the vote catching intellectual featherweight, Premier Baird, gleefully announces various government programs & people registers, that will see the state apparatus continue its steady creep into our government-laden lives, and nothing whatsoever is said. Even as he uttered the words “we must give women the choice” with respect to permitting them to check any likely man on the proposed register, he is blissfully ignorant of the fact that men should also be checking any likely female on the proposed register. But, of course, he and the media just don’t want to talk about the increasing propensity to violence of women. No mention of the 8 children killed by the mother up in northern Australia and other such incidents pepetrated by women. The hateful message the misandrist media, and numbskull politicians are sending, is an unveiled attack on men everywhere – men are bad, women are good, women need the full support of the media & state apparatus.
The entire DV debate is horribly skewed, without proper context and perspective. It demonstrates just how ethically and morally bankrupt both politicians and the media really are, to promote a hateful message to women that they should mistrust and fear men. Especially when there so many other factors that more significantly affect women’s lives. It is a contemptible disgrace that men are under such attack.
