Domestic Violence: ‘Straya’s Silent Stalker
Regardless of the numerous articles on Domestic Violence and its statistics, society still prioritises it as the last thing on their national to do list, disposing it into the too hard basket of Australian problems. Bashed, bruised and bundled in a ball sits a woman in the far corner of the room. Screams and slaps echo throughout the neighbourhood, yet no one moves, as they are instead curled up in a ball contentedly on their couch, with earphones cram med in, unaware to what surrounds them.
Domestic Violence continues to aggressively devour the life of one woman every eight days. However, this statistic doesn’t even shock the minority of Aussies into thinking twice about the seriousness of …show more content…
While the Larrikin is one of classic Australian humour, strong-willed and a helping hand for their mates, he was unabashedly masculine and exemplified a flamboyant machismo (think Mad Max and Crocodile Dundee) through multiple acts of violence, and abuse. Their homophobic, racist and even sexist character was a stereotypical standard in Australia and was therefore religiously admired by young Aussie males aspiring to follow their hooligan habits.
Likewise, what also follows this hoodlum behaviour is how media portrays Domestic Violence in an ignorant and selfish manner.
One of the most notable points as to why Domestic Violence continues to loiter amidst our presence is due to the exaggeratedly oversimplified stereotypes of this issue.
We are so stumped on the true concept of this type of violence that we tend to form a fabricated and toned-down image of this kind of abuse.
Is it a criminal offence or just a family …show more content…
This sensationalist behaviour of media tends to disproportionately focus on statistically unlikely violent cases that fits key news values and perpetuates myths and misrepresentations, which doesn’t inform us Australians on the real extent of the issue, the reason for it remaining as one of the biggest social issues amongst our society.
But communication on the seriousness of domestic violence through media continues to be an overriding force in shaping discourse on the importance of violence against women, where broadcasting these issues has the ability to increasingly reach more people than ever before.
But beats me Australia, where did our true Aussie spirit go? We are supposed to be the nation of compassion and empathy, a nation that differs from that self-absorbed uncultured America.
Where those ‘mericans can define the term, Aussie, as a true-blue with a heavy heart, not a women-beating, Donald Trump influenced ‘straya
Regardless of the numerous articles on Domestic Violence and its statistics, society still prioritises it as the last thing on their national to do list, disposing it into the too hard basket of Australian problems. Bashed, bruised and bundled in a ball sits a woman in the far corner of the room. Screams and slaps echo throughout the neighbourhood, yet no one moves, as they are instead curled up in a ball contentedly on their couch, with earphones cram med in, unaware to what surrounds them.
Domestic Violence continues to aggressively devour the life of one woman every eight days. However, this statistic doesn’t even shock the minority of Aussies into thinking twice about the seriousness of …show more content…
While the Larrikin is one of classic Australian humour, strong-willed and a helping hand for their mates, he was unabashedly masculine and exemplified a flamboyant machismo (think Mad Max and Crocodile Dundee) through multiple acts of violence, and abuse. Their homophobic, racist and even sexist character was a stereotypical standard in Australia and was therefore religiously admired by young Aussie males aspiring to follow their hooligan habits.
Likewise, what also follows this hoodlum behaviour is how media portrays Domestic Violence in an ignorant and selfish manner.
One of the most notable points as to why Domestic Violence continues to loiter amidst our presence is due to the exaggeratedly oversimplified stereotypes of this issue.
We are so stumped on the true concept of this type of violence that we tend to form a fabricated and toned-down image of this kind of abuse.
Is it a criminal offence or just a family …show more content…
This sensationalist behaviour of media tends to disproportionately focus on statistically unlikely violent cases that fits key news values and perpetuates myths and misrepresentations, which doesn’t inform us Australians on the real extent of the issue, the reason for it remaining as one of the biggest social issues amongst our society.
But communication on the seriousness of domestic violence through media continues to be an overriding force in shaping discourse on the importance of violence against women, where broadcasting these issues has the ability to increasingly reach more people than ever before.
But beats me Australia, where did our true Aussie spirit go? We are supposed to be the nation of compassion and empathy, a nation that differs from that self-absorbed uncultured America.
Where those ‘mericans can define the term, Aussie, as a true-blue with a heavy heart, not a women-beating, Donald Trump influenced ‘straya