{"id":708,"date":"2018-09-05T11:43:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T11:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/peacemaker\/?p=401"},"modified":"2023-04-29T06:11:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T06:11:15","slug":"normalising-domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/peacemaker\/normalising-domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"How Domestic Violence is normalized?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"708\" class=\"elementor elementor-708\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ca7b253 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4ca7b253\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67890621\" data-id=\"67890621\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58315e elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b58315e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/peacemaker\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CATEGORY: OPERATION PEACEMAKER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4b4365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f4b4365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Domestic Violence is normalized?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccc6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bccc6cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abuse and violence against women has become a behaviour that many of us acknowledge as wrong, but do not address. However, there are also a large group of people who think of it as completely normal and who do not see any reason to try an address it.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7213094d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7213094d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-713d817a\" data-id=\"713d817a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cf9379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10cf9379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cNormal\u201d is nothing but perception. What is normal to us in India is often very foreign to people in a neighbouring country. What is normal to one household can also be very different from the neighbour\u2019s household.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38aff611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38aff611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Normalisation is the process in which anything \u2013 behaviour, priorities, habits, preferences, etc. gets repeatedly treated as though it is normal until it is universally perceived as such. If something is normal, it is not serious, not shocking, unimpressive, unspectacular, not special, totally ordinary, completely acceptable, and easy to ignore.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21240b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d21240b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does normal seem like a good way to describe abuse and violence? Probably not.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d46c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67d46c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yet, at least 50% of men, women, girls and boys in India think that a man hitting his wife is normal or justifiable.  Let us think about some things that are widely normalised in India: breaking traffic rules,  littering on roads, urinating publicly, cutting in line, spitting publicly, and even bribing. You and I would probably agree that these behaviours are wrong, and yet we encounter these things so often that there is no doubt that much of society has somehow accepted them as normal and decided to ignore them.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29428755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29428755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is your usual reaction when you witness this kind of behaviour? A heavy sigh, an eye roll, or maybe a muttered expletive before you go back about your business? You might not like it, but it is so normal, and it happens so frequently, that you figure it\u2019s not worth making a big fuss to try to make a point one time. You see someone urinating on a public wall in your neighbourhood and think to yourself, \u201cWhat\u2019s the point of saying anything. Someone else will just come along tomorrow and do the same thing.\u201d  You make an excuse for it.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f6aa82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60f6aa82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Similarly, abuse and violence against women has become a behaviour that many of us acknowledge as wrong, but do not address. However, there are also a large group of people who think of it as completely normal (even justified), and who do not see any reason to try an address it.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1ac70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b1ac70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There is a reason why we as a society have overlooked domestic violence \u2013 years of conditioning to accept that there is a gender in this world which has to be protected, taken care of and sheltered. In the process of sheltering, protecting and providing for the gender which is considered to be \u201cweaker, nurturing and sensitive\u201d, we control her. This controlling is exhibited in the form of physical, verbal and mental abuse, under the garb of protecting them.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2b034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e2b034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There are a lot of things this \u201cweaker gender\u201d has to adhere to in Indian Society \u2013 be docile, responsible, bear children and nurture them, listen to the husband and his family, cook and clean for the entire family and take permission for everything. If a regular Indian woman dares to cross any of the lines that have been drawn for her, anything can be done and justified to keep her in her place, right?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385f0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"385f0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/peacemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/keep-calm-generator-poster-know-your-place.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-773\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/peacemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/keep-calm-generator-poster-know-your-place.jpg 294w, https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/peacemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/keep-calm-generator-poster-know-your-place-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5f3e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5f3e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Among other root causes, abuse stems from the desire to control another person. With several years of conditioning, society has trained one gender to be submissive and the other to be dominant (a controller). In a marriage, when a woman fails to be the perfect wife, cook, maid, host, mother etc., the husband and\/or the family could use their power and control in various forms to put the \u201cwoman in her place\u201d.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113b797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"113b797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take this clip for example:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93ffe8 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b93ffe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=ZpyLBr-2k1I&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8134d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8134d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In this clip, the wife says that she has to endure her husband\u2019s violence because of the sanctity of marriage because he is a Man and he is her Husband.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c9c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58c9c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indian society and families have been controlling women to an extent that a woman\u2019s personal choices now have an effect on the reputation of her family. If a woman chooses to marry the person of her family\u2019s choice, listens to her husband and in-laws, gives birth to children and takes on the role of a \u201cselfless\u201d mother, then she has made her parents and in-laws very proud. On the contrary, if she chooses to leave an abusive husband, if she chooses career over motherhood or if she marries a partner of her choice, then it is assumed that she has destroyed the family\u2019s reputation and respect. It is interesting to see that a family\u2019s respect is built on how well they can control their women \u2013 be it wife or daughter. That is also the reason why some families do not like their daughter pursuing higher education \u2013 they do not want her to be \u201ctoo educated\u201d for her \u201cown good\u201d.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3535248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3535248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">While women across the country are taunted, scolded, beaten and burnt for many reasons (especially for making their own choices), we as family, friends, neighbours and society do not interfere in it because it is a \u201cfamily issue\u201d. For generations, Indian society has put women through a lot of pain, abuse and trauma because most issues are \u201cfamily or personal issues\u201d. This needs to stop now. It is not normal, it should not happen in any house and women definitely do not deserve it.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664560a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"664560a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do we say  #ISeeIt and recognise Domestic Violence?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd01463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd01463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When someone else is making decisions for a woman <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When someone is hurting her mentally or physically or not respecting her decisions <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When someone is constantly being taunted, vilified and mocked<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When someone does not have control and agency over her own body or reproductive decisions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When someone is not allowed to earn money or does not have control over the money she earns<\/span><\/li>\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec0c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ec0c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let us all educate ourselves about domestic violence, recognise it, point it out and provide help to our family and friends who need it. 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Tolety<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487fdf39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"487fdf39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Usha is a dreamer of change - a world free from violence and equal opportunity for all. 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