To think the FA should give a sizeable donation to Women's Aid?

[GunpowderGelatine]

During the World Cup, if England lose, DV rates soar by 38%

If England win or draw, DV rates soar by 29%.

I am so sick of this.

AIBU to think the multi-billion pound FA should contribute a generous amount of their World Cup profit to Women's Aid or DV shelters until their fans stop beating up women? No it's not their fault men attack women but rather than brushing the issue aside they should maybe embrace the fact that their sport contributes to so much violence, rather than sticking their heads in the sand?

[araiwa]

What a ridiculous idea

[tripYouOut]

No. You are ridiculous.

I was born in July. If England win or draw then my birthday is in the same month. How much should I donate.

My children are men (boys). I assume you'd like a sex-based tax on them too.

Jesus wept!

[GunpowderGelatine]

Why is it ridiculous?

[GunpowderGelatine]

I have a boy too trip. However that doesn't change the fact that violence is overwhelmingly committed by males.

[Nicknacky]

Alcohol also plays a big part in DV. Do you want all companies to also contribute?

[GunpowderGelatine]

Also trip I have no idea what you mean by you're born in July so should you pay?? Do you own the FA?

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

Alcohol also plays a big part in DV. Do you want all companies to also contribute?

That seems like an excellent idea.

[GunpowderGelatine]

Alcohol also plays a big part in DV. Do you want all companies to also contribute?

Do you know what, that's not a bad idea!

[Nicknacky]

itsall They would also need to contribute to road crash charities, child neglect organisations, other violence related groups also. Where would you draw the line?

[eightfacesofthemoon]

I get the sentiment but I don’t think it would work.
Perhaps they should have adverts around the issue when it’s on the box?
But money rules and all that, so it wouldn’t happen.

[Nicknacky]

Or how about we stop blaming companies for people’s poor decision making and violence and make those people responsible instead of using football and alcohol as an excuse?

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

They would also need to contribute to road crash charities, child neglect organisations, other violence related groups also

Also an excellent idea

[Nicknacky]

See my next post.

[GunpowderGelatine]

They doeight (I believe it's called "Love the Game" campaign) and have done in previous years. But it's not working. They're doing it, IMO, to appear to care when really tackling DV is much more than a marketing campaign

[itstimeforanamechange]

I just saw a tweet from my local council with this statistic. Is this actually for real? England lose a match so you beat your wife/girlfriend up? Well what a lot of (male) charmers we have. Is this replicated in other countries or even other parts of the UK?

Anyway, yes I suggest that the footballers make donations to DV charities out of their extremely generous incomes. They behave badly themselves on the pitch and are rubbish role models.

[Nicknacky]

No way should footballers have to contribute. That is a stupid idea.

[GunpowderGelatine]

They would also need to contribute to road crash charities, child neglect organisations, other violence related groups also

Bar the road crash charities (are there any?) Women's Aid covers pretty much all of these. I think it would be a good place to start rather than just going "meh".

Who would it honestly damage if they did this? What are the negatives?

[GunpowderGelatine]

Nicknacky are you a WAG?!

[Fiintastic]

Ahh i forgot DV only happens to women

Deluded at best.

[eightfacesofthemoon]

@GunpowderGelatine
Shows how much football I watch!
IMO education from school age is the only way, not in a half hearted manner either. I can’t imagine most men who are perpetrators have decent male role models

[GunpowderGelatine]

itstime sadly it is true journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022427813494843

[tripYouOut]

I didn't say it was ridiculous, I said you were ridiculous.

"violence is overwhelmingly committed by males."

That depends which statistics you use. Women in lesbian relationships are more likely to be physically abused than any other group. In prisons, a slim majority of sexual abuse is committed by women.

I mentioned my birthday month as it seems as fascile and tenuous as your link between the FA and domestic violence.

"embrace the fact that their sport contributes to so much violence"

Do you understand that causation and correlation are not the same? I get the distinct impression you don't.

Are your DV shelters the type that exclude men?

[GunpowderGelatine]

Absolutely agree eight, it needs to be normalised from early on. No one talked about it when I was young, not even when I was in a DV household, it just got brushed under the carpet and the lack of action from everyone needs to stop - especially from those who profit from a game that triggers so much violence

[Nicknacky]

gunpowder Brake is a well known road safety charity.

Yes I’m a WAG. Clearly.

[PinkHeart5914]

These men don’t suddenly become violent because of a football game they were no doubt already very unsavoury to the poor partner.

It is not the FA fault if some man is a violent thug, they didn’t raise him or do anything in his life to make him the man he is. They aren’t in his head controlling the way he acts.

Should these men not take responsibility for the actions they take? Must we alllow them to blame it on football for example

Should all car makers donate to some charity too? I mean at some point one of the cars they made will without a doubt be in an accident. Must be the cars fault becuase it’s never driver error is it