In her quest to achieve some semblance of justice in the world and in her own life, abuse survivor Rachael Kay Albers angrily sought refuge in feminism.
Until one day, she noticed an irony: In her aggressive approach to fighting for a more humane world, she was becoming like her abuser.
āI was becoming an angry, militant activist, simply participating in and replicating the greater cycle of violence. ā Kay Albers said.
Like many social problems gender-based violence stems from myriad root causes. From child abuse to cultures of violence, the intersections highlight how the common oppressor versus oppressed narrative fails to paint the full picture.
[For more of this story, written by Sheena Vasani, go to http://www.socialjusticesoluti...n-end-violence-boys/]
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