Johnny Depp, OJ Simpson, Chris Brown. What do these high-profile celebrities have in common? Being arrested for domestic violence. Even though we are overwhelmed with news stories about DV cases famous people were involved in, the public is still unaware that domestic violence is an epidemic and it’s deeply rooted in our culture.
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The Great Gatsby is a book that features several instances in which women involved in intimate relationships are abused. Tom Buchanan is an aggressive character, who uses physical dominance to mistreat women throughout the book. He abuses not only his wife, Daisy, but also his mistress, Myrtle. In the very beginning of the story, Daisy points out that Tom is responsible for bruising her finger and he even breaks Myrtle’s nose, when she tried to talk about Daisy (Fitzgerald). Yelling at her, putting her down, ignoring her are all forms of mental abuse. Myrtle’s husband, George Wilson, also commits this crime against his wife. When he finds out about Myrtle’s affair with Tom, he beats her violently and yells at her, even though she cries and tries to escape (Fitzgerald). Of course, the setting of the book is in the 1920s, emphasizing how men had physical, financial, and social dominance …show more content…
In this way, it’s difficult to enforce rules directly against those who commit domestic abuse, which extends to cyberstalking, exposing private information, reputation damage, and impersonation (Suzor and Wood). “More than 1 in 4 stalking victims reported suffering some form of cyberstalking. The majority of these victims identified the stalker as a former intimate partner” (Hopkins and Ostini). Additionally, “revenge porn,” which is more common to find, allows ex-partners to intimidate, humiliate, and blackmail women (Suzor and Wood). Usually, the victim is shamed on social media, instead of the abuser being criticized and
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The Great Gatsby is a book that features several instances in which women involved in intimate relationships are abused. Tom Buchanan is an aggressive character, who uses physical dominance to mistreat women throughout the book. He abuses not only his wife, Daisy, but also his mistress, Myrtle. In the very beginning of the story, Daisy points out that Tom is responsible for bruising her finger and he even breaks Myrtle’s nose, when she tried to talk about Daisy (Fitzgerald). Yelling at her, putting her down, ignoring her are all forms of mental abuse. Myrtle’s husband, George Wilson, also commits this crime against his wife. When he finds out about Myrtle’s affair with Tom, he beats her violently and yells at her, even though she cries and tries to escape (Fitzgerald). Of course, the setting of the book is in the 1920s, emphasizing how men had physical, financial, and social dominance …show more content…
In this way, it’s difficult to enforce rules directly against those who commit domestic abuse, which extends to cyberstalking, exposing private information, reputation damage, and impersonation (Suzor and Wood). “More than 1 in 4 stalking victims reported suffering some form of cyberstalking. The majority of these victims identified the stalker as a former intimate partner” (Hopkins and Ostini). Additionally, “revenge porn,” which is more common to find, allows ex-partners to intimidate, humiliate, and blackmail women (Suzor and Wood). Usually, the victim is shamed on social media, instead of the abuser being criticized and