Domestic violence is a problem in our society today, and we hear about it all the time whether from a newspaper, television or any other type of media. They proclaim too make the public aware of women getting abused and that it needs to be stopped. Violence against women is clearly a problem and the public should be made aware of it, but has anyone ever asked how often men are abused by women? I believe that men are the victims of domestic violence at least as often as women. .
Male abuse is a real problem for men although law enforcement, other people, even the abused men themselves do not admit this exists. Men usually do not report abuse either because they are not aware of what abuse is or because they are too embarrassed. The men that want to seek help usually find themselves not knowing where to start because the help they need is not out there. .
Domestic violence takes many forms from verbal, emotional, to physical abuse. We probably all accept the fact that both men and women can be victims of verbal and emotional abuse. But the one I want to bring to the reader's attention is the physical abuse. This is the abuse that our society has ingrained in their heads that males are the abuser of women. There is no question since men are usually bigger and stronger then women, they can do more physical damage to women instead of women doing physical damage to a man. I mean our society sees women as being nonviolent peacemakers who love and care for others and could not see them as being aggressors against men. Both men and women can be kind, caring, loving and gentle, but they both can also be cruel, abusive and controlling. With that in mind, why is it the man is always made out to be the abuser in a domestic violence case? .
I believe men today are being abused by their female partners just as much as women are being abused by their male partners, if not more. Naomi Yant, who holds a Masters degree in Science, is a L.