All the gossip blogs are talking about the situation between Rihanna and Chris Brown. On my blogs, I’ve decided to deal with the situation. No, I’m not trying to try the case in the court of public opinion. I want to tell the victims of domestic abuse to get out. Here’s an excerpt of what I wrote for Take Back The Beat and The Prophet Within.
It is documented that domestic abuse is about control. That control is forced through domination, humiliation, intimidation, denial and blame. Abuse victims routinely think that what is happening to them is their own fault and nothing could be further from the truth. If a partner leads you to believe that, or tries to tell you that you can’t go anywhere because no one will want you, they are lying.