DM Article - being anti-wife-beating is dangerous feminism

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"Pupils as young as five will be taught about the evils of 'wife beating' and the need to form healthy relationships.

The lessons are part of a controversial drive, unveiled today, to reduce violence against women and young girls.

They will include teaching boys that they must not beat their partners or any other female.

Last night, critics warned that ministers are cramming the already over-stuffed National Curriculum with lessons that should be taught in the home or in the community."

Here

Sorry for linking to the Hate Mail, but followed a tweeted link and was so appalled I'm actually in the process of commenting on their website - once I've breathed in and out a few times...

As the comments include: "This is the reason this country is in the state that it is.
Because of feminism... This woman is an idiot, can she not realise it is people like her have broke-up the family unit . children have no respect for their famillies or other people, and girls are the worst these days for violence.

Now can we please remove this lot freaks with their so-called ideology NOW and give this country back to the people of this land.

• Lydia, manchester uk, 05/8/2009 09:20"

Maybe some of you would like to join me?

Oh, and Sonic - I was hoping that you'd come up with something worth responding to factually, but realise that you can't or won't, so shall leave the thread for now

Yes I can't find the link all I found was the Independents report on it;

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/one-man-in-six-a-victim-of-domestic-violence-581010.html

What you consider a 'good' thing and what the rest of the populus considers a 'good' thing does differ.

As it looks like the readers of the DM wholeheartedly disagree with you.

But then if everyone agreed we would all be labour supporters, such a horrible thought, and gosh we would all read the Guardian and drive chelsea tractors and have i phones, scarey thought.

I cannot believe that anyone, whatever their political persuasion would consider dv an acceptable thing. This is not and should not be about party politics but cross party concensus on improving the lives of men, women and children in the home!

So glad i don't share the views of the average Daily Mail reader.

I don't however, read the Guardian, have an I-phone or drive a 4x4.

Jazz,

I think the one thing we all agree on is that DV is not a good thing, so i'm not sure where you got that from, what we all disagree on is that teaching DV to unsuspecting five year olds is a good thing.

Well it's the likes of the DM reader who used to vote labour and will now be out in force voting 'other' parties at the next election, so I quite like them ATM.

at thought of DM readers voting Labour.
Ahem. So.

Got to love all this, 'critics warned that...' business. Really? Who? Or is that, by any chance, shorthand for 'I made this up ten minutes ago'? Such a stalwart of DM articles.

And 'family lobby group' Parents Outloud is just begging for a google, no...?

I googled. Looks like one woman's hobby to me...

I don't understand how teaching children from a young age, age appropriately about healthy, respectful relationships is a bad thing. As for 'unsuspecting 5 year olds', plenty of 5 year olds are subjected to DV and it is the norm and if they are taught that it is not normal or acceptable that can only help them and society as a whole. Agree with others who have said this thread shows the need for education not the opposite.