Jan
19th
2012

The “success” of the battered women’s movement has proven to be a double-edged sword. In order to gain public support, domestic violence advocates portrayed abused women as innocent victims who suffered at the hands of particularly deviant men. While this narrative perhaps sought to combat the idea that abuse was a woman’s own fault, it drew upon dominant ideas of “innocence” and “victimhood” and required that women represent themselves in particular ways in order to be recognized as deserving of assistance. This requirement to pass as a “good victim” reinforced dominant gender norms and also marginalized women of color, immigrant women, working-class women, homeless women, lesbians, gay men, transgender people, and anyone who did not or could not fit these norms.
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Priya Kandaswamy

| “Innocent Victims and Brave New Laws” from Nobody Passes (via derica)

(Source: youarenotyou)
Tagged: Priya Kandaswamy, transnational feminism, desi, feminisms, discourse analysis, quotes, .
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    interesting quote. thoughts?
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    Now see, that is a position that I 100% agree with. Violence against anyone (in a manner that is not self defense) is...
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