Access to this violence didn't begin with those horrible photos of Rihanna after she was attacked by that hoodlum Chris Brown, or when football player and Dancing with the Stars alum, Chad Johnson headed-butted his wife Evelyn Lozada.
This type of violence occurred behind closed doors for probably as long as doors existed, but the difference between then and now is viewers' access to the violence and viewers' ability to chime in, to "like," and comment about these harrowing acts.
I'd let Chris Brown beat me up anytime ;) #womanbeater
Recently, two videos have been circulating the Internet that feature men striking black women. A camera phone video that has garnered the name "The Uppercut," shows a Cleveland bus driver arguing with a female passenger. Witnesses to the violence claim, 25 year old Shi'dea Lane, struck and spit on the driver Artis Hughes, who responded by punching her in the face and physically throwing her off of the bus.
Another video shows 19-year-old Def Jam rapper, Lil Reese arguing with a woman in her home when he threatens to shoot her. After she calls him the b-word and the n-word, he punches her in the face until she falls down. He then proceeds to kick her, drag her about the floor, and stomp on her body. He claims the the video is years old and was posted by "haters." She says it occurred last year and the violence all began when she asked him to leave her home.
Is our culture becoming desensitized to these acts? Why are some people defending and cheering these men on?
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