Posts Tagged ‘domestic violence’
Why We Will Never Stop Rape With Nail Polish
You may remember hearing a few weeks back about a new type of nail polish that (male) students at North Carolina University recently developed. The polish is designed to change color when exposed to popular date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol, Xanax and GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid. Needless to say, any effort put forth in order to reduce…
Read MoreThis Is Why I Will Never Watch A Floyd Mayweather Fight
World renowned professional boxer Floyd Mayweather is the world’s highest paid athlete. What you may or may not know about him is that he finds himself among the ranks of Ray Rice, Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, and other professional athletes who have been brutally abusive towards women. According to a police report, Mayweather once grabbed the mother…
Read MoreWhy The NFL Dropped The Ball On Ray Rice’s Domestic Abuse Case
Ray Rice is a running back for the NFL team the Baltimore Ravens. He is now married to one Janay Palmer. On February 15th, one month before they got married, Ray Rice took a swing at Janay in an elevator at the Revel Hotel and Casino on Atlantic City, knocking her out cold. TMZ recently…
Read MoreWhy We Need To Talk About Christy Mack And Victim Blaming
For those of you who are unaware, Christy Mack is an “adult entertainment” star who is the former girlfriend of MMA fighter Jon Koppenhaver, otherwise known as “War Machine.” This past Friday morning around 2:00am, Jon showed up at Christy’s Las Vegas home, after having left her and moved back to San Diego in May.…
Read MoreGet A New Chivalry Movement Rubber Wristband & Support Domestic Abuse Survivors
The New Chivalry Movement is a community of men and women who have pledged to hold themselves to higher standards when it comes to today’s dating and relationships. We pledge to treat those we love with the respect and dignity they deserve, as well as to only accept the same standards for ourselves. These wristbands…
Read More6 Signs Of Abuse You Might Be Missing
This is a guest post by a good friend of mine, Jolie Elizabeth Main. In this article, Jolie will use her educational background and expertise to explore some tell-tale signs of abusive relationships and partners that may often go overlooked and pass off in our society as “normal” behavior, or be accepted as “just the way…
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