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u/LeChacaI Jul 18 '26
Yea, it's a really fucked up thing. In Australia there is a 40% increase in domestic violence on the nights of one of our biggest annual sporting events, State of Origin.
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u/VampireHwo Jul 18 '26
Jfc
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u/Em0N3rd bigender queer mess Jul 18 '26
NFL superbowl has similar increases in DV. Even a commercial not that long ago that was a gag on someone sitting on the remote and changing the channel..... there was an insane spike in DV calls the minutes after that happened...
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u/Ill-Bullfrog-5360 Jul 18 '26
Suicide too i believe
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u/Em0N3rd bigender queer mess Jul 18 '26
Correct- iirc one study suggested that was due to the violence spikes and gambling issues associated with said game
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u/SortovaGoldfish Headpat Maniac Jul 18 '26
I watched a compilation a while back of some underdog sports team fans in their homes watching their game and the winning point being made and multiple men among them broke something. Punched a wall, tore a door off the hinges, pulled down displays, etc. Only reason I/we saw it was a significant other of some kind situated further away filming them.
And that's when they were happy.
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u/Em0N3rd bigender queer mess Jul 18 '26
Oh yeah, this year we've already seen crazy "celebrations" in NYC where it looked more like riots..... even a whole story about a school bus being wrecked
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u/Glass_Appeal8575 Jul 18 '26
And they say women are emotional…
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u/romansparta99 Jul 18 '26
They don’t consider anger an emotion. So in their minds, the fact they’re angry 90% of the time is just being a man, and women (and other men) who show any non-anger emotion must be crazy and emotional
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u/Creative-Ad-3645 Jul 18 '26
Also, because they believe men are rational and women are irrational, they believe their anger and anything they do while experiencing anger are completely rational.
However, when a woman is angry they believe she is being irrational, and that her behaviour is likewise irrational.
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u/FrostingGrand1413 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
Sure am glad I got to suffer through a decade or so of weird online cretins getting mad at the term 'toxic masculinity' as if this attitude to emotion isn't just as toxic to the men that internalise it as it is to those in their immediate vicinity.
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u/Elaerona Pronouns: She/Her/The Royal We Jul 18 '26
What is wild is the fact it doesn't matter if they lost. Philadelphia destroys their city if they win. I suspect that while sports betting might play a roll, DV still would go up on a game day after a big win just because of sporting culture's toxic elements.
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u/iupvotethankyou Jul 18 '26
No emotional depth or regulation. Just everything that makes them feel bad or uncomfortable means be angry. Angry means take it out on others.
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u/undecidedface Boymoding since 2019 Jul 18 '26
I also hate when sports brain seeps into other, more important, topics. I have a relative that said he views politics like sports and just votes for whoever entertained him the most in the debates, and that pisses me off in retrospect. Like how apathetic can you be to not care about consequences, and only care about watching people argue?
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u/Chilly-Peppers Bi. He/Him. 🩷💜💙 Jul 18 '26
I once had a TAFE teacher try to claim that sports and domestic violence weren't related. He tried to make me look like an idiot in front of my classmates, so I had to bring out the studies.
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u/Guy-1nc0gn1t0 Jul 18 '26
Ooooh dish the tea
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u/Chilly-Peppers Bi. He/Him. 🩷💜💙 Jul 18 '26
He was a relatively new teacher that wanted to turn classes into debates for some reason. He always wanted classes to turn controversial. We're talking classes about family violence and drug and alcohol dependence, so it wasn't the most appropriate environment. He wasn't a teacher for very long.
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u/MonthlyWeekend_ Jul 18 '26
Same in New Zealand, Women’s Refuge has reported anywhere up to two thirds more emergency admissions when New Zealand loses and the worst is when we play/lose to Aussie
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u/Virtuous_Redemption Jul 18 '26
We have the highest domestic violence rates in the oecd because of this iirc.
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u/aFreshFix Jul 18 '26
UK is similar and some fuckwad in the government wanted to help men's mental health by giving them free tickets to football matches.
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u/Chuckitinbro Jul 18 '26
Same here in NZ when the All Blacks lose. Thankfully the Warriors have had enough horror years that losing is part of the parcel (this year aside) but probably similar at times.
To all all sports fans....please its just sports, dont take their losses out on anybody else
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u/Reasonable-Job4205 Jul 18 '26
It's compounded by the fact that it's a sport where players intentionally give themselves head trauma, potentially leading to cte, which leads to aggressive behavior
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u/Imaginary-Throat1526 Jul 18 '26
I've heard the same said about NZ when the all blacks lose, but I've also heard its completely made up.
I'd like to know if the stats / data can actually be sourced or if its just a way these unnamed organisations operate.
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u/ForumFluffy Jul 18 '26
Pathetic men, sadly it's a large percentage of the male population and anytime its brought up you get men pretending like the statistics don't have any truth to them.
Lesbian relationships are statistically more abusive...bullshit, if I'm not mistaken the data was also including bisexual women or closeted lesbians who were in relationships with men prior and that's where the fallacy comes in.
Men, reading this insignificant comment, realise the fact that we are equals and you need to fucking learn to accept that.
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u/Toaster_Boy_YT Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
i fully believe this but would like to share it with people so would it be okay if i could ask for a source?
Edit: nvm my monkey brain just realised i could google it sorry my bad 😭
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u/ColdCalligrapher5116 Jul 18 '26
This happens in every country with sporting events, i wish i could say it was just england
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u/Constant_Employer_80 Jul 18 '26
Yeah, I live in NZ and for us its the rugby. I just dont get how someone can let a sports game THAT THEY ARENT EVEN PLAYING get them so angry they hurt their partner.
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u/Itchy-Decision753 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
Kia Ora fellow kiwi!!!
Parents never physically hurt each other but as a kid the screaming over the rugby was in-differentiable to a screaming argument between my parents.
I can’t stand it, people behave like feral animals over their local team because one of the players was a year below them in highschool or something.
Edit: People screaming at the screen like “GO 11, RUN MAN RUN”, reminds me of children trying to talk to the characters on tv “Swiper no swiping!!!” type shit haha.
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u/AccidentProne117 Jul 18 '26
Hey me to! That's straight up my stepdad, constantly yelling at the screen and what not.
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u/Constant_Employer_80 Jul 18 '26
Yeah I have some core memories of being woken up at 3am to screaming at the TV during big matchs.
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u/Deathstroke0305 Jul 18 '26
Why were your parent up at 3am to watch international games that's crazy. Mine and most would be in bed (atleast I hope most). Like yeah rugby is seen as our national sport and it's fine to get hyped about it but screaming at 3am whilst watching a game is insane. I hope your enjoying your sleep more consistently nowadays.
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u/Darth-Felanu-Hlaalu (she/her) Jesus's Favorite Trans Daughter🏳️⚧️ Jul 18 '26
I dont even really like sports, but i have things i am just as passionate about as some folks are about sports.
Never have i ever had the urge to hurt someone over one of those things.
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u/Rynewulf Jul 18 '26
wait Felanu Hlaalu, as in Hlaalu of Morrowind?
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u/Darth-Felanu-Hlaalu (she/her) Jesus's Favorite Trans Daughter🏳️⚧️ Jul 19 '26
Yep! Though Falanu Hlaalu specifically is from the sequel Oblivion, shes known for very suspiciously asking the character what the fine is for necrophilia the moment you meet her.
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u/ShatteredPsyche2029 Su nombre es Lillian - Streak: 37 Jul 18 '26
They view their partner somewhat as property and not fully as human.
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u/Blep145 Jul 18 '26
People tend to associate groups the like with themselves. "I am good, so my nation is good. My favorite sports team won, so *I* did well! My sports team failed, so I failed!" and so on. I think those are examples of negative parasocial relationships
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u/EmmaPlaysTheBass Jul 18 '26
Gambling has a HUGE part in it, and with sports betting increasingly becoming more and more popular it's only gonna get worse
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u/prolateriat_ Jul 18 '26
Yup, it was always the rugby.
My father would sulk for a week after the hurricanes lost and be even more of a piece of shit than usual.
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u/Chuckitinbro Jul 18 '26
It's awful. The dumbest thing is, I remember the absolutely worst loss, the Black Caps 2019 WC final, like yeaterday, and afterwards was the worst I've ever felt due to sport. Yet violence never came into the equation. I just felt numb. I can't imagine ever taking that out on another person.
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u/Druid_Momma Jul 18 '26
No self worth. They make their whole identity about the team. When team wins, they win an and they must win or be worthless.
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u/Key_Perspective_9464 Jul 18 '26
I don't think anyone is saying it is just England? It's just being used as an example of how violence from men is, in a way, permissible.
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u/ColdCalligrapher5116 Jul 18 '26
when it comes to domestic violence in relation to football, its often used as an insult against england by fans of other countries, its also the english cases that get the most attention
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u/Takseen Jul 18 '26
True to some extent, but England is one of the few places where its been studied and confirmed.
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u/Joltyboiyo Jul 18 '26
Ladies, If you have to do all of this, then you're with a trashy person and should leave him as soon as possible. It's only a fucking game, you shouldn't have to be worried about how he'll treat you if his favourite team of ball kickers loses.
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u/ScottybirdCorvus Resident Cis Guy Jul 18 '26
There’s also the element of older male family members doing it, be they fathers, brothers, uncles, or grandparents. Not everyone is so free as to *able* to leave. There is, of course, legal recourse for those situations… if the cops even believe you.
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u/ForumFluffy Jul 18 '26
I'm notbsure how accurate the statement is depending where it was taken from but the average attempts to leave an abusive partner before they're successful is 8. I wonder how many women never achieve another attempt before being killed.
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u/azure-heavens Jul 18 '26
It took me twice to leave, and I only managed to go through with it on the second attempt because I had woken up to him holding a gun to my head. I'm positive there would have been no third attempt. I know so many people stay with those partners because they listen to the apologies and promises, and they might not have woken up in time like I did.
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u/Evening-Turnip8407 Jul 18 '26
Check out Healing By The Numbers on youtube, she made a series of how she escaped her marriage and how fucking long it took for herself to actually realise she needed to leave.
Not only did she prepare for 7 months at least (he financially controlled her and she somehow managed to squirrel away some of her own money), but even as she SAT IN HER NEW APARTMENT AND HE RECEIVED HER PPO, she still almost went back because he used his sweet abuser voice and made promises.
Abuse uses love as a weapon, that's why leaving takes so long and many people never reach that stage. They keep getting dragged back into the crab bucket.
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u/Utensil6591 Jul 18 '26
I think it takes 7 attempts on average before a woman can leave her abuser. It took me 6 years of attempts. Abusers are always abusing they know when to dole out just enough care to convince you to stay. Also leaving the relationship is the most dangerous time, that's when the violence escalates. That's when it did for me.
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u/Lidriane Jul 18 '26
Yeah, if someone gets this violent when they drink or even just watch their team lose a game, try whatever you can to get out. It's not worth it, it's better to get out than keep risking every game until one day your husband hits your head just in a bad enough angle that you simply blackout and never get up again.
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u/Apart-Performer-331 he/him Jul 18 '26
Unfortunately I think many know this but don’t feel safe trying to leave. It’s really awful
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u/RShini Jul 18 '26
unfortunately it's this, abusers are excellent at isolating their victims from their previous social circles, and many of them will control the means women may need to leave, and of course that statistic that a woman is most likely to get murdered when she leaves the relationship.
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u/FlamboyantPirhanna Jul 18 '26
This is a well meaning post, but it’s very naive. It doesn’t even bother to look at anything outside of the abuse factor. It also comes off as slightly victim blame-y, as if it’s so easy, they should’ve been smart enough to leave their abusive partner earlier (if it were that easy, they would’ve done it). Like, no one is going to read it and say ‘of course, why didn’t I think of that?’
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u/Gunplaisgood Jul 18 '26
If it were that easy there would be no such thing as domestic abuse. Brainwashing and low self-esteem aren't so easily cast aside for you to leave.
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u/SquidTheRidiculous Fix your hearts or die Jul 18 '26
That's real easy to say. But fun fact, most murders of DV victims happen when they're trying to leave.
"Aw blimey the guy beating me is trashy. I should save a couple thousand for first and last months rent somewhere and leave! Too bad he's financially abusing me too. Damn."
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u/Terminal_Insomnia_ Jul 21 '26
Can't fathom the fact that this is a serious post/issue. It's a fucking game
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u/Beautiful-Aerie7576 Jul 18 '26
I really, really do not understand this. This is the first time I’ve ever paid even a modicum of attention to the World Cup (and only because it’s everywhere), and every headline I see is just fans being literally awful, and finding new ways to be awful, like this one.
I get this isn’t a new thing, but still. Jesus Christ.
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u/NlghtmanCometh Jul 18 '26
Look up english football hooliganism. There is a sordid history of some English football fans being real shitheads. Of course it doesn’t just occur there, but the culture of violent (at times psychotic) sports fan is pervasive across Europe.
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u/MitchStarcGetUpYa Jul 18 '26
The funny thing with that thought is that women and family were used as ways to curtail bad behaviour. They used placing hooligan (usually club member) tickets near family sections so people would naturally act less fucked around the kids.
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u/ForumFluffy Jul 18 '26
Mob mentality and often the more impulsive and emotionally driven people are the fans who go to the games and get whipped up into a frenzy or start fights with other team supporters.
Its disingenuous to say that the dumber portion of the population obsess over sport but its not entirely untrue either, however even educated people can be a slave to their emotionally driven minds, their environment might be obsessed with a particular team or sport as seen in the UK with football hooligans.
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u/AntsAreGreat A Grungler Jul 18 '26
I think it might be due to alcohol consumption? That, plus adrenaline from yelling and shit, plus likely anger from losing(to Argentina), and finally a subconscious or perhaps even conscious reverence for violence as the only acceptable outlet for one's anger taught to most men over the course of their lives all culminate in weapons grade bad times
But I suspect alcohol is probably the thing that tips the scales in terms of "reasons why" due to just plain making the other issues worse
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u/quuerdude Jul 18 '26
Also not viewing their partner as an autonomous person, just property as an extension of themselves. Guys never take this anger out on their friends, colleagues, or bosses. Usually just “their” women. Because they aren’t really people to them.
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u/CresseliaMelodia Jul 18 '26
You fuckin nailed it
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u/quuerdude Jul 18 '26
Forgot to add that this applies to relatives and children, too. Children are often treated as property, especially of their father, even if in the primary care of the mother. Hence the “handing off” of the bride + the stereotype of the dad with a shotgun at the door to meet the boyfriend. Children are progeny/lineage, and legally adjacent to property. So they are likewise societally dehumanized and prone to be recipients of domestic violence.
(I originally framed this comment as “dehumanized in the minds of domestic abusers” but i fear making everyone reading this too complacent in the way they view their loved ones. “I* *view my wife and children as people, I’m not a domestic abuser” they say, members of a society where children are property and parents can veto medical procedures. It’s something to be aware of and actively check yourself on when you notice yourself falling prey to thinking it)
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u/CresseliaMelodia Jul 18 '26
I see exactly what you mean and I agree with you!!! Children are not seen as human beings at all. They’re either property or they’re servants 😭
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u/ForumFluffy Jul 18 '26
Never seen a man fist fight his boss because he had a shit week at work, he goes home and hits his wife and kids because they aren't going to fight back against the man that is supposed to have the role of protector in traditional family structures.
Traditional family structures allow more men to take advantage of this and further abuse and manipulate others.
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u/Takseen Jul 18 '26
I mean sometimes they do fight their boss, or even shoot up their workplace. They just don't get to do it more than once.
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u/bl4ck_sw0rdsm4n Jul 18 '26
I'd add that it's easier to hurt "your" woman. Your friends would fight back, colleagues and bosses will do that too and probably call the police. And women are, generally speaking, weaker than men. Same goes for children.
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u/Putner92 Jul 18 '26
Really? I've seen quite a lot of good headlines for the games and fans, England fans have been pretty good abroad especially compared to what it used to be 20 years ago. Not Argentina ofc. Also yes there's too much domestic violence in general and after a game it being higher is awful.
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u/CanadianODST2 Jul 18 '26
people take things way too seriously,
and alcohol, and I bet gambling too. And I wager the intensity of being in a rowdy crowd too
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u/cosmic_cod Jul 18 '26
There exists a subculture of so called "football fans" who don't care about football at all but simply use it as a pretense to organize group street fights.
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u/Beautiful-Aerie7576 Jul 18 '26
That’s horrible. I am certainly sad to hear this, and that they give actual folks who care about the sport a bad…. Well, a worse name.
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u/BG12244 Jul 18 '26
Really shouldn't be said, but if you're dating/married to someone who you feel is at risk of/actively does hurt you over the results of sports, seperated from them if you can
That person isn't fit to be a partner
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u/Constant_Employer_80 Jul 18 '26
Abusive relationships can be very hard to leave. I wish that it would be that simple for all women but the reality is its not. Often these abusive men try to isolate the women so she has less support options.
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u/CrowAkechi Jul 18 '26
Not just that, it can also often be hard to see signs until it's too late
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u/LeChacaI Jul 18 '26
Yep. Abusers don't just start out violent immediately, instead it'll be a gradual shift, pushing and breaking boundaries over time, isolating from friends and family to create a dependence on the abusers, degrading the victims self worth etc.
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u/BG12244 Jul 18 '26
I understand that. That's why I added the "if you can". I know it's not as simple as breaking up, but if you can find a way, it should be persued as your life isn't getting any better if you don't
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u/Decin0mic0n Jul 18 '26
As someone who has been in a abusive relationship, even when you know you are being abused and have options to leave it isnt even easy. Especially deep down youre justifying the abuse because "They love you"
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u/mizushimo Jul 18 '26
Exactly, the abusive partner spends years conditioning the victim to accept eye abuse and limit their ability to leave
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u/Tyrannomax Jul 18 '26
Is risky too, specially with justice from the police , many people had ended up murdering their partners for trying to leave them even years later
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u/ForumFluffy Jul 18 '26
They can also be very easy to fall into, a lot of abusive partners learn to manipulate and deceive people, love bombing is an effective tool for them just like isolation and other methods of making their partner a prisoner.
You have to see and treat a person in an abusive relationship as falling into a cult or radicalisation, getting offensive and forcefully trying to remove them only further embeds and isolates them from the outside world...unfortunately patience and empathy to their situation in hopes that they can see their situation clearer and take the step of leaving into a support system(this is a crucial resource that sadly is non-existent for many).
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u/volvavirago Jul 18 '26
The most dangerous time in an abusive relationship, is when they are trying to leave. That’s when the majority of murders and hospitalizations happen. There is a reason people stay.
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u/BG12244 Jul 18 '26
I'm aware of that. My mom personally went through that with her first husband. It doesn't change what I said
Your options in abusive relationship are either stay exactly where you are, which in some cases might also risk death, or take the risk in trying to leave when you feel like you can
It's not easy, it's not gonna be clean, but it's the only way anything is going to change
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u/FlamboyantPirhanna Jul 18 '26
That’s nice, but what even is this comment? What do you expect from it? Because it’s like you’re trying to educate abusive people about their own situation, and then advising them to make a major, potentially very dangerous life decision. This might make you feel better for posting it, but what value is there in this outside of patting yourself on the back?
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u/Mother_Chem Jul 18 '26
How emotionally unregulated do you have to be to abuse your spouse over a fuckin game?? 😒
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u/HarioDinio Jul 18 '26
Domestic Violence is absolutely despicable. Maybe its the brainrot from too many memes but the way this is framed seems disrespectful to the victims because of how memey they've made it.
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u/bizzaro321 Jul 18 '26
Completely off topic but I see terrible news delivered like this all the time
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u/Gosuoru Jul 18 '26
See also: the supernatural meme on tumblr
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u/paradoxLacuna Jul 18 '26
Yeah I've gotten quite a surprising amount of breaking news from that supernatural meme. Think I first heard about Dick Chaney's death from either that or Vikas uploading a eurobeat remix clowning on it.
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u/HarioDinio Jul 18 '26
Which is kind of disturbing isnt it?
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u/Yourealosergetalife Jul 18 '26
I think it’s disarming it sends the message for those who need it while those who don’t gloss over it
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u/AntsAreGreat A Grungler Jul 18 '26
This just seems like a normal post? What's memey about it
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u/Rasberrycello Jul 18 '26
The AI image with just bold text over it is a favourite of bot accounts. They use real stories with AI images to farm upvotes, and then later sell their accounts.
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u/wild_vika Put your text here! Jul 18 '26
it's literally just a normal post with an image, so yeah it is your brain rotting from seeing meme edits of similar-looking posts
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u/Valuable-Passion9731 remind me to practice - Streak: 2 Jul 18 '26
Are the straights okay?
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u/Burger_Destoyer Jul 18 '26
Naive of you to think this is a sexuality issue
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u/mutnemom_hurb Jul 18 '26
This is specifically an issue of men being violent against their female spouse, even if it occurs in other types of relationships
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u/Valuable-Passion9731 remind me to practice - Streak: 2 Jul 18 '26
I was just referencing the subreddit r/arethestraightsok, didn’t intend to imply this was a sexuality problem.
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u/fuckimtrash Jul 18 '26
*are the men okay?? * haven’t heard about women warning their partners to have an exit plan in case their husbands hurt them…
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u/petiteboner69 Jul 18 '26
God i hate this, really does make you lose faith in our species
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u/Friendly-Olive-3465 Jul 18 '26
This is the kinda thing that made women such large supporters of prohibition, methinks
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u/SilverIndependence38 DM me for fun facts Jul 18 '26
Ah yes, the not emotionnal gender strikes again...
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u/altaccountmay don't die wondering Jul 18 '26
as we all know, anger is not an emotion (not from men, anyway)
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u/Constant_Employer_80 Jul 18 '26
They are sooooo resilient and strong and are definitely not "emotional creatures who make big deals of nothing", unlike those smelly women grrr. /s
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u/SilverIndependence38 DM me for fun facts Jul 18 '26
To be fair I am one of them.
But I hate when I hear that woman are too emotional and then theres a fucking riot after a game.
I think it has a lot to do with toxic masculinity where the only negative emotion you should show is anger.
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u/Specialist_Royal_186 Jul 18 '26
I think it has a lot to do with toxic masculinity where the only negative emotion you should show is anger.
I would say the lackluster emotional regulation of boys as a result of parenting and the higher rates of physical discipline boys face also plays a key role.
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u/Whole_Sir_1149 Jul 18 '26
Ah yes, the extreme feminism that makes people checks notes warn others about Domestic Abuse because some fat little chuds can't handle the emotional investment of watching sports drunk.
Very extreme, they must be stopped, thems silly women.
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u/punchdrunkdumbass Jul 18 '26
Man guys like that are so fuckin pathetic. I'm a cis man, I'm 6 ft tall and used to box. I'd rather fucking kill myself than lay a hand on my partner like that. Controlling temper is one of the first things I learned as a kid, never let some douche tell you that its harder to control your temper as a man its literally just basic self control.
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u/Penguino_2099 Jul 18 '26
I'm a guy who loves sports... and while I can understand being upset or even angry that your team lost, the fact that we need all these precautions is fucking pathetic, it's only ever a game and it's not worth hurting the people close to you for. The men who do this disgust me.
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u/oasis_nadrama Jul 18 '26
Yeah, domestic violence and sexual violence numbers escalate drastically during sports night in general. :/ That's not unique to England, that's a symptom of patriarchy, and of all these pieces of shit raised, coddled and encouraged to behave like rabid animals.
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u/CptnRaptor Jul 18 '26
Normalise the tragic unexplained passing of partners that exhibit violent behaviour when their favourite sports team plays (it isn't just when they lose)
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u/KlutzyPossession6591 Jul 18 '26
Wow. I’m Mexican and I read that a guy killed his wife when he got trashed cus Mexico lost. Cant believe it comes down to this.
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u/InnuendoBot5001 Jul 18 '26
Yo is your pfp the frog from mortal shell? Based af
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u/Worth_Bug437 Jul 18 '26
Men will do anything but goto therapy.
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u/fuckimtrash Jul 18 '26
And then complain about how society discourages them from going to therapy and silences them. Men need to take responsibility for their mental health and stop expecting others to
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u/LotsOfNoise Jul 18 '26
Fully grown adults hurting others because a game they themselves aren't even playing is beyond stupid.
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u/AbominableGoMan Jul 18 '26
This reminds me of a post I saw that was questioning where all the English baddies were at the World Cup. My brother in christ, have you ever known a single thing about English football culture? It is the definition of toxic masculinity. This has probably been the month with the least domestic violence in the UK in decades.
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u/SailorMari0 Jul 18 '26
In the UK DV rates increase whether England win or lose.
Some absolute twat waffle of a politician decided to make a video telling England to win so that DV rates go down. Obviously that made everyone with a slightly developed frontal lobe hate her immediately.
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u/ScarredSerenity Kate | She/Her | Pathetic Submissive Transbian Jul 18 '26
Going to be honest, I had no idea of the correlation between sports and domestic abuse, but it's good to know. It's just another reason to hate sports lol.
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u/Putner92 Jul 18 '26
There's also tons of reasons to love sports and enjoy them...what a weird takeaway
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"It's just another reason to hate sports" this is a joke, right? Losing a game is just a trigger for an already aggressive man, just as it could be a bad-tasting meal or breaking a bottle of wine.
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u/MaximumTrick2573 Jul 18 '26
Love how the takeaway is “feminism is too extreme” instead of asking why these recommendations are even being made.
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u/bunnyherders Jul 18 '26
I think that line was sarcasm. Or at least, it was quoted so the facts below it could refute it.
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u/dovakiin-derv Jul 18 '26
Drunkenly watching violent events that pump up adrenaline causes domestic violence, not surprised
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u/TheDamnedScribe Jul 18 '26
If you beat your partner because your team did badly, you are not a man, but a maggot... 🤬
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u/DepletedPromethium Jul 18 '26
It's actually sad how pathetic some people are because they feel the need to get violent because their favourite little sportsteam lost a game.
If your "partner" loves sports so much you should leave them immediately and see someone being such a ingulfed sportsfan as a massive redflag for future relationships.
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u/SaucyBoiTybalt Jul 18 '26
Im a straight cis guy, even a football captain in HS. I can't even sit through a sporting event without being bored to tears, couldn't imagine hitting my partner over one.
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u/wcharoes Jul 18 '26
I remember as a kid listening to my Step-Dad in the living room to gauge if "we" were doing well or not. The rest of the evening, including dinner or its absence, depending on those fucking games.
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u/Kurenai-Kalana Jul 18 '26
One more reason to dislike professional sports...
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u/Putner92 Jul 18 '26
Some professional sports where tribalism is huge. I doubt there's much going on with whomever wins the Wimbledon finals etc.
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u/BaseballFuryThurman Jul 18 '26
Silly thing to take away from this.
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u/Kurenai-Kalana Jul 18 '26
I got beat up in high school because of those sports...
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u/BaseballFuryThurman Jul 18 '26
And we're on a post about women being beaten up. Nobody thinks those things are okay. But to blame the sports themselves as if there's anything inherently encouraging bullying and/or domestic violence in a game of football/basketball/whatever is stupid.
Violent, thuggish men are the problem, not the game of football they can't control their emotions over.
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u/SmallPromiseQueen Jul 18 '26
I reckon it’s at least in part due to people getting absolutely wasted as well. I think it happens around Christmas as well and the numbers of people reaching out for help are higher in January because they’ve just tried to get through it for the kids. :(
It’s not just when teams lose, it’s when they win as well. I think the result is just part of the story together with the booze and the male dominated aggressive culture that can go along with it.
I saw a man punch a television at the pub when England lost to Croatia in 2018. And it’s taken as a normal part of the atmosphere, not like a toddler throwing a fit who needs to be sent to the naughty step.
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u/cumberber Jul 18 '26
Yall remember that one company that capitalized on this by running an ad that made it look like someone changed the channel? On I believe the superbowl?
Pepperidge farms remember
Edit: i have no idea how to spoiler text
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u/ImJustAFisch Jul 18 '26
One thing is being annoyed when you lose, maybe even a bit mad which is fine. Letting that affect other people in that way? What the hell, I get that it means a lot to you, BUT IT'S A GAME. NO ONE should be doing something this disgusting anyway, but because of a game? Absolutely awful.
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u/trannus_aran Jul 18 '26
Truly why the fuck are sports fans like this
Can some methodology queen tell me if this metaanalysis on the topic holds any water?
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u/MouseyMason Jul 19 '26
Actually reprehensible. I hope every woman (and hell, every man) who has to worry about these absolutely unacceptable fans gets free of them and doesn’t have to live in fear anymore.
Horrific.
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u/Generic_Username_659 Jul 18 '26
Dang, I was really hoping this was a joke where the next page was the wife comforting her husband as he lies crying and eating doritos in the fetal position cause his team lost...
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u/AestivalSeason Jul 18 '26
Yeah my biological father would throw me against walls over the Detroit Lions losing. They lost often cause they fucken suuuuuck