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Daily Telegraph prints article telling women to STFU about DV because it's attention-seeking

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BasilBabyEater · 05/07/2013 09:00

here

There's a comment underneath pointing out that when Nigella Lawson is the victim of DV, everyone is shocked and outraged on her behalf, but when this opera singer is, (working class, outsider) she's called an attention seeker.

I'm not sure - I thought it might also be to do with the fact that no-one can deny Nigella was attacked by Saatchi because he did it in public. It's basically sharia standards - unless it's witnessed by at least 4 men, we can dismiss the claim and say it's just women being hysterical attention seekers.

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PavlovtheCat · 05/07/2013 09:08

What a nobber. I am not a journo so I don't have to be eloquent. Oh, then nor is he! It's attitudes like that stop women from speaking out against domestic abuse within relationships either at the time or after their relationship has ended and they have felt able to do so without fear of reprisals, for fear of not being believed, or having the abuse minimised.

Amrapaali · 05/07/2013 09:07

Ewww...But more than disgust, I feel scared. I fear that more men than not think DV is just another thing women get hysterical about.

extracrunchy · 05/07/2013 09:05

This is disgusting! How dare he?? And what on earth is his point? Why did he write this in the first place? But mostly HOW DARE HE???

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