1 in 4 Woman Abused? Really?

[CutePinkLipstick]

With the amount of women I know who have been abused, I'm not suprised at ALL...

[cokerainbows]

abuse is anything, my ex was abusive towards me, he pushed me, shouted in my face and called me all sorts, ive also been out with men who are really controlling and agressive. Im not sure what the point of this vid is? men are stronger than women and a lot of abuse goes unnoticed, i'd say a woman will have several partners that are abuse throughout her lifetime. my mum was raped and abused by 3 of her men, id say the statistics are right.

[raeven1173]

Being abused myself.. both mentally, physically, and sexually, and knowing that for as a fact, that several of my female friends have had some sort of abuse... it seems to me, the statistic in this day and age.. is way worng.. probably more like 1 of every two women is more likely the case....

[cokerainbows]

@raeven1173 i agree

[angie8675309]

A fight or argument is not abuse. Abuse is getting hit for no reason or any reason at any time. You never know what's gonna set him off. You're scared to tell anyone for fear of retribution. One in four? yeah, sounds about right to me,

[WhistleStix]

"If any raised voice qualifies as abuse" then the stat would most likely be 4 in 4 not 1 in 4. Not arguing your basic premise, I just think you're going way to far to the other side. 25% doesn't seem so high to me...

[angelboku1]

Regardless of the ratio, any percentage of abuse is too high.

As far as Physical abuse, I do believe the ratio MAY be a bit high. But if you add to that mental abuse (that many women experience at one point in time or another), that ratio may be more accurate.

I was physically and mentally abused during my 11 years of marriage. When I look at my circle of close friends, and their lives, there is only one other person who also experienced life as I have.

[angelboku1]

Part II

My close circle of female friends: 10

Those of us who have experienced what I define as abuse: 2

Those how have, and still are, abusers themselves: 1

So... in my circle of friends, 1 in 5 has been abused

1 in 10 has been an abuser

I'm not sure how an accurate poll could be even taken. So many of us, especially when the abuse is going, keep quiet about it. It's not something we're proud of.

I define abuse as physical beatings and/or mental torture.

[angelboku1]

Part III

Could Tim's ratio be accurate? Sadly, YES it could, but I pray it's not.

[Ghostwriter6967]

I listened to this video more than once and hopefully my comment will be received as part of the dialogue and not an attack. Are you saying that you think that number is to high? While it is true that the definition of abuse has continued to grow over the years it doesn't take away the fact that abuse happens. GW

[Ghostwriter6967]

Let's just say for the sake of argument that abuse only included physical and verbal. And let's take your example of being married and having one of those persons start to yell. Once it becomes a threat to the other person then it is abuse. Knowing how the information was gathered shouldn't change the fact that a person felt threatened. You say that one of the reasons that you doubt the info is because you have talked to women who I am guessing have not been abused. That is fortunate for them.

[Ghostwriter6967]

They don't take away looking over your shoulder or walking on eggshells so that the abuse doesn't continue. You have every right to doubt info and as an informed individuals we should seek out our own truth. But in doing so we should be mindful of others and their truth.  GW

[vitalfinds]

As long as an individual's truth doesn't end up in a restraining order. There's lots of evidence that these are being used as tools by a lot of women.

[Ghostwriter6967]

If it is the truth then maybe a restraining order is what is needed. I agree that some women use the system as a tool to gain the upper hand in many situations. But that doesn't diminish the people (both men and women) who suffer from the abuse. GW

[schoolmaster1945]

I did not watch Tim's video but statistics often can be skewed. Abuse is unacceptable... period. It can take forms such as verbal, psychological and psychical. Whether it is twenty five percent of all females or some other percentage is irrelevant...regards...

[vitalfinds]

I think that men would especially want to see more accurate stats ... or they might want to avoid standing in groups of four men.

[achampag]

liberal arts major?

[vitalfinds]

Eh?

[skayc1]

abuse can be more than a punch in the face! and if the questions considerred that a common fight where something was thrown then the abuse would be a much higher percentage. I dont know where the percentages are, I do know most who are in an abusive situation dont report it...and in 4 is only 25 %

[vitalfinds]

Right, and 25% is a huge number. I think that the average person would question someone if they said, for instance that one out of four trees are blue, because it just doesn't match up with common observation.

[angelboku1]

You're right skayc1, we don't report it. We fear what will happen once they get out of jail.

[MadBadVoodo]

Five Stars!!