Nobody ever asks to be abused

Here's a PSA from the UK starring Keira Knightley. I'm not sure if I commented on the Chris Brown & Rihanna case here - but the thing that's saddened me the most has been the reaction by American teenagers. That somehow she must have asked for it, that she deserved to be beaten. And that studies showed that a surprising amount of teenagers in urban areas expected there to be some level of violence in any relationship.

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Nobody asks to be abused. Nobody deserves to be beaten. No matter what someone says, you have value as a person. And someone who says you are worthless, someone who beats you... it's them who is the problem. Not you. If you know someone who is a victim of domestic abuse, please help them. Help them see that they are important.

Nobody asks to be abused

Here’s a PSA from the UK starring Keira Knightley. I’m not sure if I commented on the Chris Brown & Rihanna case here - but the thing that’s saddened me the most has been the reaction by American teenagers. That somehow she must have asked for it, that she deserved to be beaten. And that studies showed that a surprising amount of teenagers in urban areas expected there to be some level of violence in any relationship.

Link in case the embedded video isn’t showing up

Nobody asks to be abused. Nobody deserves to be beaten. No matter what someone says, you have value as a person. And someone who says you are worthless, someone who beats you… it’s them who is the problem. Not you. If you know someone who is a victim of domestic abuse, please help them. Help them see that they are important.

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