From porn to true crime stories, we must end the portrayal of violence against women | Fiona Vera-Gray
Society is full of structures that dehumanise and trivialise women, but we have the power to disrupt them
In the past week, there has been a wave of anger over the treatment of women, and a stronger feeling that things need to change. Individual actions make up the cultural scaffolding that supports violence against women. This means we have the power to disrupt these structures if we want to.
We can start by changing how we understand and talk about violence against women. It is not an “isolated incident”, nor is it rare despite current claims that it is. Violence against women exists on a continuum, different forms overlap and their impact is cumulative. This is true for victims of violence but also for the perpetrators.