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Victor Rivers is Not a Woman

April 25, 2013 By Dennis Danziger 6 Comments

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The former Dolphins player smashes stereotypes of men and boys as victims of domestic violence.

Filed Under: Education, Featured Content, Male Toughness, On Rape and Sexual Violence, Smashing Male Stereotypes, The Good Life Tagged With: abuse of boys, adult survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, heroes, Los Angeles Unified School District, male survivors of abuse, male toughness, public schools, role models, standardized testing, Victor Rivas Rivers, violence against boys

Embracing Destruction

April 5, 2013 By Kevin Macku 7 Comments

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How do we learn to take decisive action?

Filed Under: Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: aggression, ahimsa, Anger Management, Boys, boys aggression, boys fighting, bullying, bystanders, confidence, conflict, Dalai Lama, dating violence, defense, destruction, domestic violence, emotional intelligence, fight club, Fighting, Gun Violence, impulse control, manhood, masculinity, men of action, negative emotions, non-violence, passive behavior, passivity, sexual violence, Steubenville, taking action, The Good Life, trusting our instincts, using force, victims, violence, white knight, White Knight Syndrome

The F-Word for Black Men

March 18, 2013 By Billy Johnson II 7 Comments

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Introducing a new weekly column on The Good Life by popular contributor “Dr. Bill” Johnson II on black masculinity. This week, he addresses people with common values, separated by a word.

Filed Under: Dr. Bill, Featured Content, Men and Feminism, On Race, The Good Life Tagged With: aggression, anti racism, anti sexist black men, anti-sexist, Black American men, black history month, black male identity, black men feminism, black women in history, domestic violence, Dr. Bill, egalitarian, feminism, Feminist Allies, feminist philosophy, heterosexual black men, Jeff Foxworthy, male emotions, male feminists, male privilege, male profeminists, Male violence, Mark Anthony Neal, men's rights, oppression, patriarchy, profeminism, race and gender, sexism, stereotypes feminism, The Good Life columnists, The Good Men Project, types of feminism, violence against men, what is feminism, women celebrated in black history

Guess Who Created Your Little Bully?

March 16, 2013 By Kenny Bodanis 5 Comments

Lisa Dixon-Wells, bullying prevention expert, on bullying behavior: how it starts, where it leads, how to stop it.

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: aggression, bully behavior, bullying, bullying expert, bullying in schools, bullying prevention, bullying profile, bullying survivors, bullying victims, children's mental health, competitive world view, cycle of violence, Dare to Care, definition bullying, domestic violence, education, entitlement, escalation, family violence, Fighting, gender roles, gender stereotypes, gossiping, harrassment, isolation, Lisa Dixon-Wells, manipulation, maternity ward, mother and father, name-calling, narcissistic children, Parenthood, parenting, parents, parents and schools, parents of bullies, personality disorders in children, power, powerlessness, schools, self-esteem, spreading rumors, teaching compassion, teaching empathy, teasing, true bullies, where bullying starts

Sir Patrick Stewart Calls on Men to Stop Violence Against Women

March 14, 2013 By Kathryn DeHoyos 18 Comments

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Dallas Mayor Michael Rawlings said, “You can call a man who hits a woman a lot of things, but you can’t call him a man.”

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: domestic abuse, domestic violence, don mcpherson, michael rawlings, nfl, ring the bell, sir patrick stewart, Yahoo News

Why Do People Stay in Abusive Relationships?

March 3, 2013 By Dr. Craig Malkin 6 Comments

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Dr. Craig Malkin explains that despite what New Hampshire’s Mark Warden may claim, nobody actually likes being abused.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Health, Psych, & Addiction Tagged With: domestic abuse, domestic violence, Dr Craig Malkin, House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, Mark Warden, new hampshire, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, victim blaming, why people love abusers

Healing By Saying the Unbearable Out Loud

March 1, 2013 By the Editors 1 Comment

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Dan Leonard: “There are guys out there who are dying inside…”

Filed Under: Social Justice Tagged With: bernine fine, Bobby Davis, child abuse, clean slate diairies, dan leonard, domestic violence, Floyd VanHooser, Gloria Allred, human rights, Jim Boeheim, male survivors, males and abuse, Mike Lang, one in six men, sex abuse victims, sexual abuse of boys, social justice, statue of limitations for child abuse, stories from survivors, syracuse men's basketball coach, Zach Tomaselli

My Bloody Valentine [1997]

February 14, 2013 By Andy Bodle Leave a Comment

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Andy Bodle meets the girl of his dreams at a comedy gig, but what he learns about her grows increasingly disturbing.

Filed Under: Featured Content, The Good Life, Valentine's Day, Womanology Tagged With: abusive behavior, abusive men, abusive women, Anger Management, assault, balloon rides, crazy women, Dating Stories, domestic violence, drinking, emotional intelligence, hot sex, Incredible Hulk, London, protective instinct, psycho bitches, rage, reconstructive surgery, romantic dates, sex, stalking, stand-up comedy, survivor of violence, trauma, violence

Rihanna’s a Daughter and a Human and Loves a Man…And We’re Surprised

February 4, 2013 By Zach Rosenberg 14 Comments

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Zach Rosenberg doesn’t judge Rihanna for going back to Chris Brown, but her situation reminds him of the importance of fathers in their kids’ lives.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Good Feed Blog Tagged With: Chris Brown Abuse, dads talking about rihanna, domestic violence, entertainment news, fatherhood, Good Feed Blog, Good Morning America, Rihanna abuse, Rihanna Chris Brown, Rihanna's father, Zach Rosenberg

Born to Be Abused [Trigger warning]

February 1, 2013 By The Good Life @ GMP 4 Comments

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A lifetime of abuse makes one man call himself ‘disposable.’

Filed Under: Disposability of Men, On Rape and Sexual Violence, The Good Life Tagged With: Affairs, betrayal, brain injury, bullying, child abuse, church, disposability of men, domestic violence, drugs, friends, friendship, infidelity, injustice, male survivors of sexual, mental illness, PTSD, rape, reputation, sexual violence, shame, sweat lodges, unplanned pregnancy, unwanted children, videotaping sex, violence

The Violence of Homelessness: A Young Male Survivor’s Story [Trigger warning]

January 27, 2013 By W.R.R. 9 Comments

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W.R.R. escaped his father’s child sex ring only to endure the horrors of homelessness: illness, starvation, and yet more sexual violence. How does this survivor find meaning in his life today?

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Filed Under: Disposability of Men, Featured Content, Power and Powerlessness, The Good Life Tagged With: abusive fathers, abusive mothers, abusive relationships, adult survivors of child abuse, anger, betrayal, child abuse, Child Prostitution, child sex trafficking, chronic trauma, cocaine, disposability of men, disposable men, domestic violence, drug addiction, drug dealing, drug use, drugs, dumpster diving, fatherhood, fear, Gun Violence, guns, homeless children, homeless families, homeless life, homeless men, homeless shelters, homeless young men, homeless youth, homelessness, invisible men, loneliness, male prostitution, male rape survivors, mental illness, neglect, pedophiles, pedophilia, prostitution, protecting women, protective instinct, PTSD, public libraries, rape, Runaways, sadism, sexual violence, starvation, suicidal thoughts, survival, survival sex, survivor's stories, Teen Prostitution, teen runaways, trauma, trigger alert, trigger warning, victims of violence

Ike and Tina: A Second-Hand Indignation

January 22, 2013 By The Weeklings 6 Comments

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Amanda Nazario tries to reconcile the legendary musical talent of Ike Turner with what is known about his vicious history of domestic violence.

Filed Under: A&E, Featured Content Tagged With: Amanda Nazario, artist vs art, domestic violence, I Idolize You, Ike Turner, Mickey Baker, Phil Spector, Rever Deep Mountain High, Rock 'n Roll, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, The Weeklings, tina turner, What's Love Got to Do With It

Men Too Are Victims of Domestic Violence

January 19, 2013 By Laura Cowan 9 Comments

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How to recognize domestic violence against men and what to do about it

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content, On Rape and Sexual Violence Tagged With: abuse, bisexual, children, domestic abuse, domestic violence, gay, home, household, men, pets, physical abuse, sexual abuse, transgender, verbal abuse, violence, violence against men, women

The Misconceptions of Human Trafficking

January 18, 2013 By Cameron Conaway 7 Comments

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Six specialists from a variety of fields share their insights about modern-day slavery.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Social Justice Tagged With: child labor, child recovery international, children in slavery, christine dolan, Diane Namm, domestic violence, end polio now, forced migration, half the sky, human rights, human trafficking, human trafficking misconceptions, idle no more, Indigenous Rights Revolution, invisible children, Kony 2012, labor exploitation, michael c. phillip, modern-day slavery, nicholas kristof, Polaris Project, post conflict societies, rotary international, samuel crockett, Scott Bernstein, sex trafficking, sexploitation, social justice, Susan Farley, there is hope for me, To Catch A Predator, votimo

Enough Is Enough: Confronting Domestic Abuse

January 15, 2013 By Ryan Bye 17 Comments

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Ryan Bye and his family’s experience with domestic violence.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions Tagged With: 911 call, college, custody, Divorce, domestic abuse, domestic violence, stalking, stepfathers, threats

“Victims of abuse can be found in all social and economic classes and can be of either sex.”

January 6, 2013 By the Editors 2 Comments

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This is a comment by Laura Cowan on the post “The Honest Testimony of a Woman Held Captive by Her Husband”.

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: abuse, adults, children, class, data, domestic violence, economics, educated, factors, housing, men, poor, rural, socio-economics, underprivileged, urban, victims, wealthy, women

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