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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a huge chunk of men are walking around with low level PTSD from the violence they've suffered at the hands of other men. They, in turn, perpetuate the cycle by committing violent acts against others.

Men are far and away the greatest perpetrators of and victims of violence in society. It needs to stop. [/quote]

I agree with some of what you say, but I think that you’ve missed a lot of the constant low level violence women and girls experience every day. Not just from romantic partners, but other male relatives and even strangers.  A student (age 13) recently wrote an essay about being dragged out of a store by her long ponytail because the clerk thought she was stealing. Other customers watched and did nothing to stop him or comfort her afterwards. [/quote]

How is this unique to women?[/quote]

Not unique, which is my point. Men and women both experience lots of violence. I think the difference is the casual, low level violence against girls, which is harrowing, but not as visible as boys fighting each other at school or gang members shooting each other. I think women suffer a lot of unacknowledged violence that doesn’t make it into YouTube videos or the evening local news. [/quote]

It's surprising that you see it that way. For as long as I can remember, the news has been filled with stories and discussions about violence against women and girls while violence against men and boys rarely gets acknowledged unless someone is literally shot.[/quote]

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