Feminist Movement to End Violence

I agree with the fact that violence against women is rooted in male domination; however, men are not the only ones that are violent.  Women can be just as violent, but it goes un-noticed because the idea of violent women goes unrecognized.  The idea of white supremacy and capitalist patriarchy are the fault for the rise in violence against women.  I don’t care how masculine or powerful a man thinks he is, in my eyes, they are super weak and insecure if they go as far as to hit a defenseless women or child.  You are not strong because you cannot face the fact that you suck at something or that your wife is more successful then you.  If you truly respected her, you would be happy for her success rather than bitter about it.  In most social situations though, most women try to exert their dominance among a group a women because they feel the need to exercise what power they have and among women it is the easiest to do that.  Women may not enforce physical violence among other women, but we are just as bad when it comes to psychologically and emotionally inflicting pain.  Because most women are caretakers of the home, they instill a large idea about violence among their children.  Whether violence is bad and will not be tolerated, or that violence is the best way to solve your problems.  In my household, violence was not the answer and nothing good ever came out of it.  But with some of my friends I know that their mom taught them to stand up for themselves when they have been attacked.  This continuation of saying violence is okay needs to be stopped because the problem will never be fixed.  I agree that not only violence against women needs to stop, but violence against anyone in general needs to end because no good ever comes out of it except more conflict.