Tag: verbal abuse

I Let My Husband Rape Me, and Here’s Why… — by Amber Barnhill

twbtc32 Comments

I let him abuse me to keep him from abusing me. The problem with fundamentalist Christian culture isn’t that it doesn’t teach rape is wrong, but that it doesn’t know what rape actually is. Fundamentalist Christian culture taught me that if it wasn’t violent or you didn’t cry for help, that wasn’t rape, that was… Continue reading I Let My Husband Rape Me, and Here’s Why… — by Amber Barnhill

‘Fred and Marie’ fictional video — This is not fiction for some couples

Barbara Roberts29 Comments

TRIGGER WARNING:  This video is 15 minutes in length and will almost certainly trigger some, so please be prepared. "Fred et marie" is a video produced by Bonjour, Inc. It is in French, but there are English subtitles.  This video does an excellent job of portraying coercive control, entrapment, social abuse & isolation, emotional abuse,… Continue reading ‘Fred and Marie’ fictional video — This is not fiction for some couples