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[–] 94 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Men’s shelters are needed. Men are also survivors of domestic abuse.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I am a victim of abuse. We had a kid too. The court handed my daughter to my abuser when she made false claims and I was arrested. All charges were dropped but the custody battle was delayed and made wildly more complex than it needed to be by the mother. Two months ago I was finally awarded sole custody. It has been so hard. To say male abuse victims have an uphill battle is an understatement.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    This is a classic case of the Patriarchy / Toxic Masculinity hurting men too.

    For the government officials to fund a Men's shelter would mean admitting that men can have moments of weakness, which the men in power do not like.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    It's important to recognize that women are equally capable of waving around a kitchen knife.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Much less likely than a male though. Just look at the numbers.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Absolutely. This just means less resources are required, not no resources at all.

    Would you argue for stopping funding for reasearching and combatting rare diseases affecting only a small population? If you were to base funding solely on utilitarianism, you would.

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