Voepel on the Missouri allegations:
We’re seeing this, of course, in the coverage of Tiger Woods’ troubles, and the allegations that his wife may have attacked him. When a man is physically violent toward a woman, we’re outraged and horrified. But when it’s a woman allegedly doing it to a man, too often it’s treated like it’s somehow “comical.” Which we all know is wrong … but look no further than the recent “Saturday Night Live” skit about Woods to see how pervasive that mindset is. Honestly, I have to remind myself about this all the time.
I only wish that she were right that we, as a culture, were always "outraged and horrified," about men's violence against women. But the truth is that for many, the first thought is 'what did she do to deserve it' or 'why didn't she leave' or some other victim-blaming. The MRAs are also going to jump on these two stories to fabricate some nonsense about how female-on-male violence is the great issue of our time, leaving aside its relative rarity, as well as the deep roots of domestic violence against women as a tool for dominance. Hitting people is wrong. Women should not hit men, or anyone. But the fact that the guest on that particular SNL was Rihanna shows how little we care about women as survivors, let alone as perpetrators, of violence.
