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In reply to the discussion: How Feminism Hurts Men [View all]JustAnotherGen
(38,043 posts)But understand when we were working towards this at the grassroots level in the early 1990's - it stemmed from the complete lack of a woman being able to get her day in court and get justice. The network of shelters from women fleeing from abusive marriages. The - having to get shot in order for local authorities to step in and stop your stalker.
There is certainly violence and abuse by women towards men, and in same sex relationships - but as an 18 year old pulled into getting this legislation across the finish line by mom and my local Congresswoman - the focus was on how tilted against women state and local authorities were behaving.
It took their inability to get their heads out of their asses and arrest a man who had beaten and raped his wife to the level of a Civil Rights violation.
In 2005 as a 32 year old woman - that very law was able to get my stalker stopped in his tracks. In 1990 there was no such thing as a restraining order for a kooky nut who fixates on you. It also has worked for THREE of my male friends dealing with a bunny boiler themselves.