Shift Buzz The anti-domestic violence bill, with provisions specifically protecting LGBT couples, American Indians, and immigrants, passed the Senate today by a vote of 68-31.
Shift Buzz Domestic violence can start as early as middle school, new research shows .
Culture Buzz An Atlanta restaurant called Chops and Hops created a Carribean-spiced, bleu-cheese-topped sandwich based on Chris Brown and Rihanna's relationship for their menu, complemeneted by an insensitive and humorless joke. According to the restaurant's Facebook page, they wrote, “Chris Brown won’t beat you up for eating this unless your name starts with a R and ends with A.”
Shift Buzz Today, inspired in part by Republican opposition to renewing the Violence Against Women Act, Fem2.0 hosted a tweetchat under the hashtag #endthesilence. The goal was to spread information about sexual assault and violence against women, and here are 15 thought-provoking tweets that resulted.
We know he was kind of an abusive father so… But when your children's book adds hints of domestic violence to an existing story, maybe something's gone wrong. But you know just maybe. (via imgur.com)
Domestic Violence is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Domestic Violence.
This social experiment was carried out using hidden cameras in a townhouse complex in Johannesburg. Don't condone violence by doing nothing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100618/ap_on_re_us/us_family...
Thomas Mortimer IV called his new boss and told him he was too sick to come to work. He called his 4-year-old son's school to say the boy would be absent. When his wife's sister called, he told her it would be a while before she could return the call.
This chart breaks down the percentage of women who believe it is OK for their husbands to hit them, by country. Jordan, Somalia, and Ethiopia top it off with around 80% of women saying it's OK, while women in Serbia, Georgia, and Belize say no way.
aww…Mr. Rogers would be disappointed, then probably beat you with his shoe.
Copyranter has this powerful domestic violence-awareness ad for Women's Aid, which features Keira Knightley being beaten on set. It's all very meta, but in a way that adds to the unsettling nature of the subject matter without being pretentious. Brits have an uncanny knack for making dark, disturbing anti-violence PSAs, and this is one's no different. The spot was directed by Atonement director Joe Wright.
http://jezebel.com/5123422/australian-woman-on-murdered-h...
Australian woman, Rajini Naryan, a “jealous wife,” set her husband's penis on fire after she suspected his infidelity — saying, “I just wanted to burn his penis so it belongs to me and no one else.” She should've checked the web because there are certainly other ways to see if your man's being faithful.