Just when so many of the UK's media have been featuring the plight of male victims - others carry on ignoring the fact that 40% of victims are male.
The Times (link) stated on 14th April 2008 - "Thousands of women are at risk of assault because new laws to curb domestic violence have backfired, deterring victims from seeking help,The Times has learnt." It gives a grudging reference to men - "But battered wives, and sometimes husbands." It's not enough, it should battered wives and husbands.
The Sun (link) was worse, it ran a headline on 15th April 2008 - "Why does dad hurt mummy" and then solely publishes Women's Aid and Refuge's phone numbers - no mention of ManKind, Men's Aid, MALE Advice Line or Dyn Wales.
Again, it grudgingly refers "too many women and children- and some men - are suffering in silence".
The Sun then selectively just refers to the female victim statistics. Utter bias.
Men's Aid also state that the BBC ran the story but only with females mentioned (link) but whilst this site has not seen these/heard these features, Steve Moxon (author of The Women Racket) has written to complain to the BBC.
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