"Step up guys: Sports stars condemn dating violence"

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2012-06-22 00:02

Article here. Excerpt:

'Some of the biggest names in sport have lined up with President Barack Obama to condemn violence against women in an advertisement showcased by the White House on Thursday.

Soccer star David Beckham, major league baseball players Evan Longoria and Jimmy Rollins, National Football League quarterback Eli Manning, and basketball sensation Jeremy Lin were among those recruited to speak out against violence.

The ad will run this summer on television and the Internet.'

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Is the underlying assumption that men commit dating violence just because.
Violence against women is not normal male behavior. Most men I know are protective toward women and would sacrifice their lives to save women. It's what men do. But constant campaigns regarding violence against women perpetrate the false stereotype of the abusive male.

Of course, Obama is pandering to women, so this is expected.

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Submitted by el cid on Fri, 2012-06-22 02:19

My god, I haven't witnessed that much slavish pandering since the Back Street Boy's were together.

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Submitted by fibtastic on Fri, 2012-06-22 20:19