Short and Sweet

hello-vegan:

maibeitsmayberlline:

Have you seen the article he wrote for … I think it was The Guardian, and now it will bug me until I can find it. He wrote a personal account about how domestic violence affected his childhood. It was so wonderfully written I cried. I love that he is so vocal about violence against women. I really pretty much just love him, but you get the idea.

ETA: Here it is!

Reblogging for an excellent article.

“‎”I also knew exactly when to insert a small body between the fist and her face, a skill no child should ever have to learn….but there was nowhere to go for help. Worse, there were those who condoned the abuse. I heard police or ambulancemen, standing in our house, say, ‘She must have provoked him,’ or, ‘Mrs Stewart, it takes two to make a fight.’ They had no idea…”“

(Source: robotvoices, via iamonlyamaid)