“The scars from mental cruelty can be as deep and long-lasting as wounds from punches or slaps but are often not as obvious. In fact, even among women who have experienced violence from a partner, half or more report that the man's emotional abuse is what is causing them the greatest harm.” MenLongFactsHalfViolenceEmotionalAbuseObviousHarmPartnersWoundsCrueltyReportsLastingScarEmotional AbuseSlapLong Lasting Book:Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Source: Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
“We have become too civilized to grasp the obvious. For the truth is very simple. To survive you often have to fight, and to fight you have to dirty yourself. War is evil, and it is often the lesser evil. Those who take the sword perish by the sword, and those who don't take the sword perish by smelly diseases.” WarFightingEvilSimpleViolenceTruth IsObviousDirtyCivilizedBehalfLesser Evil Author:George Orwell
“It's obvious that humanity continues to be torn by religious violence.” HumanityReligiousViolenceObviousTorn Author:Thomas Keating
“There are surely many ways that [media select and contextualise events determine the boundaries of public thinking] happens, but we can note at the most obvious level the way in which forms of resistance or violence get cast as "conflicts" that assume two sides that are fighting only against one another.” ThinkingWayTwoHappensFormFightingSidesLevelsViolenceMediaEventsConflictAssumingNotesCastsDetermineObviousBoundariesResistanceSelectTwo Sides Author:Judith Butler
“I think any time you have any kind of social ill, not just domestic violence...as much as it's about the act, the obvious theme of domestic violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month is also about how men deal with their emotions. It's not just like who gets brutalized; sometimes it's women that are abusing men, too. I think it's just an opportunity for us to look at ourselves. How do we treat each other? Why do we treat each other that way?” ThinkingMenKindSometimesOpportunityEmotionViolenceAwarenessIllObviousDomestic Violence Author:Malik Yoba