I saw a short video a few days ago of actors in the street portraying a loud argument as a couple. First, the man pushing, shoving and shouting at a woman, and then the reverse. In the first portrayal, many passers-by asserted support for the woman. In the second – no passers-by came to support the man. For a 60 second video – this exposed and challenged previously subconscious assumptions to a disproportionate degree.
If a woman is screaming, demeaning, shoving or slapping, shouting and berating a man – why would I assume he’s not just as trapped as a woman in the reverse situation?
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