Domestic Violence Is On The Rise

I'm going to admit that I have never paid any attention to most of the current pop music stars. I find their work redundant and the music nothing more than a contrived formula. I am aware of two things though, Chris Brown and Rhianna are the specials on today's menu and he had a field day on her face in the back of a limo on the way to the Grammys. He punched, slammed, kicked, and bit her according to medical examinations. I did't know anything about them before this incident but regardless of anything, any man who physically, verbally or emotionally abuses a woman should be shunned from society. It doesn't make any difference what type of person she is or whether she uttered provocative words, you don't hit a woman. There are many things connected to this incident that are troubling. First, she seems to have forgiven him and is returning. According to the experts, that isn't so surprising, for it's been found that 8 in 10 women return to their abuser. A statistic difficult to digest is that domestic abuse cases involving teenagers are on the rise. I'm confused on many fronts. I was under the impression that this generation was evolving and shedding the unsightly chauvinism of my generation. Teens are supposed to be more tolerant than in the past. I am quite aware of the progress young women are making with the opportunities this enlightened world has offered. Young women dominate the honors courses, run student government, are excelling at sports, are entering college at a rate that makes admissions officers discuss male affirmative action, and have embraced their emancipation. This would make me believe that they are more self-assured and wouldn't tolerate an abusive boy. Women can stand on their own two feet and have proven that it may now be their turn to lead. The response among men may be to manifest their insecurities with this new paradigm by lashing out, but why are young women still taking it? Young women today have more power than they can imagine and can very easily diminish the men who aren't buying it. Don't enable abusers, reject them. By the way, a complete boycott of Chris Brown would be a great first step.