Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square288fedilinkarrow-up11.73Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.7Karrow-down1external-linkTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgBacklo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square288fedilink
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down5·9 months agoBecause that part is completely irrelevant to the fact that men can be victims of domestic abuse and it’s often used to dismiss the men who are victims.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down4·9 months agoAnd the fact that he feels the need to pre-emptively dismiss himself that way is sad. He shouldn’t have to feel that way.
Because that part is completely irrelevant to the fact that men can be victims of domestic abuse and it’s often used to dismiss the men who are victims.
And the fact that he feels the need to pre-emptively dismiss himself that way is sad. He shouldn’t have to feel that way.