It’s interesting that the mainstream media couldn’t scream loudly enough when Cunliffe apologised for being male because of domestic violence stats, but hardly any word from that same media when Christchurch’s only rape crises centre closes???
Unbelievable.
The political knife turning on Cunliffe’s apology matches the mainstream media’s sexist reference to a ‘man ban’ for a party list that promotes gender equality and claims the list when it was finally announced was ‘female dominated’.
The media couldn’t be loud enough when denigrating Cunliffe for his sincerity over domestic violence, yet quiet as field mice when this Government’s funding structures eliminates Christchurch’s only rape crises centre.
Their double standards are shameful,
This is all just far too disgusting.
John Key, you are such a loser, and I cannot believe that a fellow citizen doesn’t care about whether the victims of sexual abuse can get help locally.
Did you decide that no one gets raped in CHCH? How did you decide that?
Ignorant Ostrich you are John Key.
By your bahaviour, it is obvious you don’t want to have another term as Leader of NZ, and thank God for that! Amen!
Opinion.
While the MSM may be denigrating David Cunliffe for his brave statement on domestic violence, I am not 100 percent certain that his statement won’t work in his favour. I think the ridicule David has recieved has been by far predominantly male. I don’t know what the stats are for the last couple of years, but I remember reading a few years ago that in 2008 (I think) police were called out to around 90,000 incidents of domestic violence. While some of these may have been to the same households a few times, there would undoubtedly have been other incidents that they didn’t know about. So if we say conservatively 90,000 incidents and double that by two for the couple, we get 180,000, add a couple of children that comes to 360,000. Then add grandparents and others close to the couple and you are looking at well over half a million people directly affected by a domestic violence incidence in 2008 alone. In other words, there are an awful lot of people in New Zealand who may respect David for his views, amongst them a great many women voters.
I side with DC, except that I would change that word ‘sorry’ to read ‘sad’. There are times when I am very sad that the males of AotearoaNZ, continue to bash their way to getting control. I think it is the having to control need that is driving so much of the violence we hear about and so much more we never know of. We are never taught that win/win is so much better or that every ones’ opinions are valid and should be heard. I remember many years ago asking my neighbours boy ‘how did the game go {JMB rugby, Saturday morning}? his reply, shameful voice, ‘we lost’. No matter that he played his best or that the other team deserved to win. bad game cos we lost. My old school cricket pavilion had this sign “When the one great scorer comes to write against your name, He’ll {sic} ask not if you won or lost but how you played the game” Enuf.
John Key’s smarmy, grinning, sneering response to David Cunliffe was totally appalling. He treated the whole thing as a joke. I have news for you Mr Key, male violence against women (and any violence in fact) is no joke and if you think it is, then you are not fit to be the leader of this country.
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