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I have a real issue when abusers are described in the press as ‘jealous’. It’s used all the time to explain everything from stalking to murder. Like it’s a perfectly natural emotion that got out of hand. It’s something the victim did (or he thinks she did) or she’s in a new relationship.
Jealousy is about as real as the idea of the ‘male urge’. It’s used to explain appalling behaviour while handily making women responsible for controlling it.
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Agreed Camel. The press are terrible at reporting abuse and violence against women. One positive though is there was a thing recently where organisations grouped together to get the press to change how they cover abuse stories for this very reason. It may even be a legal thing. If I remember more about it I’ll share it on here, it was something I read about last year.
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Just found it – IPSO published new guidance for journalists last year on how to report domestic violence after speaking to LevelUp campaign group who campaigned to get it reported fairly without all of the victim blaming sensationalist men’s apologist nonsense. If we see articles violating it we could complain to IPSO.
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That’s really interesting, thanks Sunshine. I’ll see if I can find out more. I have to admit I’ve been looking at recent reports and haven’t seen the word ‘jealousy’ so maybe there’s progress.
It’s not funny at all, but even my own mother once fell into victim blaming women for rape – a comment about girls ‘asking for it’ if they go out in ‘revealing’ clothes. I suppose she can be forgiven for this as it was the prevailing attitude at the time she was a young woman.
Quite rightly the rape myth has mostly been given the elbow. Unfortunately, the jealous myth has crept in, almost unnoticed. Same insidious control, different name. I won’t be holding back on shining a light on it.
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