Maybe they report it but law does not care about men

It’s rare by contrast, like he said

Very true, unfortunately violence against men by women are rarely reported, in most cases men are mocked and laughted at if they report to be abused by women. I guess society is ok with that.

They realized it too!

He grew up with domestic violence, his father suffered shell shock in WW2 (now known as PTSD) and frequently beat his wife. Patrick Stewart and his brother witnessed this all too often.

@@sbalfre - Yes, all that is true. Indeed, Stewart is an expert on his own experience and should be listened to as such. However, the objective statistics on domestic violence, even without adjusting for underreporting by men, show the rate of violence by women to be significant and not an “extremely rare” phenomenon. There are studies showing the rates of violence by women toward men being higher (as high as 70% in a Harvard study that was done around 2010-11). The rates of physical violence by girls rose significantly in 80-90’s and leveled off a bit in the 2000’s though it remains a significant problem. The rates of violence among same-sex female couples are around the same as male to female violence intimate partner violence. That being said, it is really important to note that on average (colloquially speaking) the severity of violence and life consequences of violence committed by men seem to be much more severe. A public call to action by a figure like Stewart is a good thing. Mischaracterizing the nature of the problem perpetuates a strongly held stereotype and that is not so useful. That “men are almost exclusively responsible for domestic violence” is stereotype I held as a deep belief for most of my life. I “knew” it with the same certainty I know “that is a quarter.” A development in my career then forced me to study the issue of domestic violence in-depth, and I can tell you I did not accept the validity of the data for quite a while. It was really disconcerting. The type of mischaracterization Stewart makes can affect the way that society moves to abate the issue and mobilize resources to help those affected. As an exercise try googling the rate of domestic or intimate partner violence committed by women. I think you will find it difficult to even find a useful statistic. Even official reports will make statements such as “most domestic violence is committed by men” without stating the data gathered show a rate of 30-40% or more committed by women. I believe we cannot adequately address domestic violence without understanding that boys and girls who witness domestic violence in their homes are affected by it and are more likely to engage in the same sort of behavior as adults. This is true weather the violence is perpetrated by a male or female. The same is true of child abuse. It is not sufficient to just change men’s behavior. The next generation who will become men are learning from both men and women.

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@@19katsandcounting “Another definition of a hero is someone who is concerned about other people’s well-being, and will go out of his or her way to help them - even if there is no chance of a reward. That person who helps others simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed without a doubt, a real superhero.” - Stan "The Man" Lee

The dislikes comes from the disaprouval that perpetrators are mainly males. In fact domestic violence is instigated by women in 70% of cases. Victims of such behaviors must be helped and they are men, women and children. It's wrong to say it's 'a man problem'.

It's downplayed because most DV against men is from other men...in the end, it's still a male violence problem.

Don't be ashamed to call the cops on your partner dude

A bit of an anecdote I know but a few weeks ago a woman who lives at my flat got arrested for assault just for tapping her boyfriend on the shoulder in the police's presence (he dropped the charges obviously). I think that does show that things changing in that regard.

Yeah agree. Women actually hit men more than the other way around.

@@melovebeef Yeah you're an idiot if you think she won't lie to the police. Our society is radically Gynocentric.

Slashy Stabby Channel that is a separate problem. It is a real, pervasive, truly destructive problem but we have to address domestic abuse in a comprehensive way but people are dying, being brutalized, raped, and tormented and we need to take that as seriously as it is. It's destructive to detract from the conversation in that way. What we can say is, domestic abuse as a whole is a problem and we need to address all of its facets. A wise man proportions his beliefs to the evidence, and in this case it's evident that abuse against women by men is a bigger more serious problem.