When The Victim Is A Man

No surprise here but people view coercive control in relationships as less harmful when the victim is a man. Although with the usual caveat that social science studies are only 50% reproducible. But it does make sense. When a man commits violence against a woman is is an outrage but when a woman commits violence against a man it is often comedy. 

A recent study published in Sex Roles suggests that the general public often underestimates the dangers of controlling relationship behaviors when the victims are men. The research provides evidence that people tend to take emotional and psychological abuse more seriously when it is directed at women, leaving men and LGBTQ+ individuals at a higher risk of being overlooked. These findings indicate that societal stereotypes continue to shape how people perceive and respond to unhealthy relationship dynamics.

It is also true as my divorce case demonstrates, that women often get way and sometimes are even rewarded for crimes which would put men in prison. 

I do not mean to minimize the amount of discrimination and violence against women - which is huge, but certainly there far more discrimination and violence against men than most people realize.