A new British survey commissioned by the government has found that 1 in 7 people believe it's OK for a woman to be slapped or hit by her partner for wearing sexy clothing or for "moaning at him too much".
The statistics on rape are even more shocking, with a almost 50% of people believing that in some cases a woman is to blame for being raped, and can be found along with the violence against women statisticshere.
Although these findings don't exactly shock me, I can't help but be horrified by the general level of ignorance and attitude towards violence against women. And although they are British governmental findings, I've posted them as I think they apply, to an extent, to worldwide attitudes towards violence against women.
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wow! that is astonishingly sad to read :(
Some of the comments in there made me rage something hardcore.
"The violence should be tackled aiming for both sexes , not only women. There are very low class people, men and women who shout abuse and hit each other whether in public or at home. . Why do women have as partners guys who hit them ? Lack of self respect perhaps ? No law against that...
Roger, London, UK"
WTF
It looks to me like it's not a flier, but a page from a "men's magazine" from the fifties. They tended to have "news articles" which were essentially excuses to show pictures of naked or semi-naked women. Full-frontal nudity would run afoul of the postal decency laws, so they'd compromise on stuff like that over-the-shoulder shot where you can see part of her bedroom furniture breast. Not quite sure who decided it belonged on that site, though.