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Originally Posted by BobbyDavis
Recent studies have shown an alarming one in three women in relationships suffers from some form of domestic abuse in abuse in Australia and one woman is murdered every day by her partner. These figures are up compared to one in five in 2010 and one in ten in 2007 with more than 27, 000 acts of domestic abuse being reported to police last year in the state of New South Wales alone and 18, 000 acts of domestic abuse reported in Victoria. Cases of domestic violence are said to be more common among women in relationships between the ages of 17-30 with more than 70 percent of women that have reported domestic abuse in Australia making up those figures. Some groups argue this is due to the ‘pornification’ of Gen Y, the easy access young boys have to porn online, misogynistic lyrics in rap music, oversexualised music videos and the success of books like 50 Shades of Grey.
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No, i think people are just more willing to report these crimes and admit to others that they happened. Overall, there is more of a dialogue.
I DO however, think that the '50 shades of [CRAP]' books have made the concept of S&M sexier to the average person (esp. women, unfortunately) although the male protagonist reveals that he engages in these violent sexual games because he hates his mother and every woman he chooses reminds him of her. The author has admitted she didn't actually research any sort of BDSM information before writing it (it started as an online Twilight fanfic project, no surprise there based on the ****** writing), and she assumed that BDSM 'players' are reenacting or playing out fantasies linked to prior violent experiences (no research to prove this, either).
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For an interesting development of this behaviour and its real-life consequences, just google "Jian Ghomeshi", a Canadian media-star turned recent pariah based on the 14 women who have come forward in only a month's time with claims of abuse & assault against him. He tried to paint it as "rough consensual sex" as the allegations first began to surface, but it is starting to appear that he is the only party to ever believe there was consent on everyone's part.