Masculinity Against Men

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Typically, men are framed to be the strong partner, but that doesn’t mean that they easily escape domestic violence due to their masculinity. Did you know one in three men have experienced domestic violence? According to CDC's statistics estimate roughly 5,365,000 men had been victims of intimate abuse, and 40% of the victims of severe physical violence are men. If the numbers are outrageous, and even higher than those of women victims, why do hardly hear about them? Men often feel embarrassed, emasculated, or even trepidacious of reporting their abuse, mainly because they are coerced into believing that authority will not take them serious. Men are not just physically abused, but also sexual and emotional abuse. The abuse they experience can include: verbal and emotional abuse, belittlement, humiliation, act in a possessive/jealous manner, threaten you if you opted to walk away, engage in any sexual act without your desire, or threaten to hurt you with a knife, bat, or any other object.

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