Men also suffer abuse, however, let us not lose sight of the fact that the levels of violence against women are more deeply rooted
In recent weeks, the issue that men also experience gender violence has been a trend, this after the case of a woman who stabbed her partner in a motel came to light.
That 22-year-old girl who attacked her boyfriend lowered the influence of alcohol, today she is free because he declared in her favor. Toxic relationship or real love? We do not know, what is clear in the facts is that it is a couple living in a context of violence.
In other words, they also suffer violence, as revealed by official statistics. In Mexico, according to data from the civil association Colectivo de Hombres sin Violencia, 40 percent of Mexicans suffer abuse, however, only 4 percent of them file a formal complaint against their aggressor for machismo or punishment.
According to the psychologist Beatriz Sepúlveda, a specialist in psycho-trauma and violence, even women who violate are more aggressive than men, because while they hit, they resort to throwing objects such as the iron or blender.
Some of the reasons why men are violated is that they suffer from a disability, do not have a job and are dedicated to the home or suffered violence in childhood.
However, it is necessary to ask to what extent does this situation become a gender problem? Let us not forget that historically women have suffered violence at such levels that feminicide is today a problem of very serious dimensions.
As well as the video of the young woman who attacked her boyfriend, the case of a woman victim of gender-based, physical and sexual violence, who found her partner in the middle of a sexual act with her own daughter, has also become viral in recent weeks. for which he acted in accordance with the defense and killed the individual.
This woman has received thousands of criticisms and comments on social networks, which show how extremely backward and sexist the current society is, since many men share this situation as news that directly discredits feminism, a social movement that seeks equality between men and women.
Thus, they have taken the news as an example that men also suffer abuse, without taking into account that women are killed many more times and for gender reasons than men, and that men are not killed. sexually assaulted.
Among the grounds for classifying a crime as femicide are the following: That the victim has had a direct power or sentimental relationship, that her body has been abandoned in the street and / or that she presents evidence of sexual violence.
In addition, most abused men realize the shame they feel when reporting, which is also the result of the assignment of gender roles, which dictates that men should never remain vulnerable, on the contrary, they should symbolize the strength and energy of fragile masculinity.
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Until 2016, in Mexico, there were 1,559 women in the Republic who were dismantled, burned, raped, shot to death, abandoned in canals, rivers, lands, highways, as well as disappeared, dispossessed, denigrated, forgotten and disqualified.
In short, violence, in the case of both genders, is reprehensible. Report, ask for help, flee if necessary, but above all acting is advisable in these cases.
Remember: violence is not love and it can kill you, whether you are a man or a woman. Keep alert!
Take into account our article where we tell you what to do when a partner hits you, it will be very helpful if you are going through such a situation.