Gather News Pokes Fun at Abused Man

A blog entry "Gather News Pokes Fun at Abused Man" is here and takes the reader through looking at a blogger's jocular approach to a news story of a woman setting fire to her boyfriend's crotch, and a few other examples from a different perspective. What if the target were a woman? Would it still be funny? The conclusion is that, of course, whatever is abuse when done to a woman or child, is also abuse when done to a man. Excerpt:

'The lighthearted mood of both the story and the comments is even worse... how many people find this as funny simply because the victim was a man? Would it be funny for a man to set his girlfriend's crotch on fire after an argument? Even though the post makes a few token comments lightly condemning the act (also with an attitude of humor) it sickens me to see this action laughed at. The same would not be occurring if a man had done this to a woman, a parent had done this to an argumentative, disobedient child, or if a human had done the same to a dog for making her angry. Why is it funny just because it happened to a man? What if it were your son, your brother, or one of your friends who was assaulted? Would it be as funny then?'

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