Social media has made far too many of us talking heads. In an anonymous fashion and sometimes with cruel words, we post opinions on any and every thing. When we were young and one of our "friends" offered an opinion that the majority did not agree with, we would say, "So what, it's a free country!" Yes, free speech is definitely a right. However, when it comes to #domesticviolence and the victims of domestic violence in particular, our words can have more of an effect than we are aware of. Remember, when you publish something on social media, it lives on in perpetuity.
One in three women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner. The next time you are walking down the street or sitting in a movie theater or church, count the women you see and think, statistically, every third woman has experienced some form of #domesticabuse. Further, 3.2 million women have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner. (1) Unfortunately, approximately 1300 people per year will lose their lives to domestic violence. (2)
I, like some of you, have family members and friends who were in physically abusive relationships and it was not an easy thing for them to just get up and leave. As Beverly Gooden said...
