Based on those statistics, white folks also have a cultural problem when it comes to domestic violence, as white women are more than twice as likely as non-black women of other races to experience domestic violence—significantly more than the difference between black and white.
In addition, if you look at that very same page, you’ll notice a very telling graph which clearly demonstrates that domestic partner violence goes up as income goes down. Considering that African Americans are on average much poorer than white folks, this probably explains a significant amount of the discrepancy between black and white domestic violence rates, especially since poverty is a known stressor in many facets of life. So no, you have no proof that it is a cultural problem among black folks. You only have your already-formed suppositions based on a single data point.
So let’s assume you’re as white as Churchill was: well, where are you when it comes to dealing with the problem of white domestic violence? In any case, Al and Jesse (and many other African American leaders—why are right-wingers so weirdly obsessed with these two?) are quite active in addressing issues of violence within the black community.
When the NFL had a chance to take some leadership regarding the issue of domestic violence, it punted. Until the public outrage became so widespread that it was forced to act more forcefully in the case of Ray Rice. This is sadly business as usual for the giant “non-profit.” It has proven again and again that it simply does not care about the welfare of its players or those around them unless people make clear that not caring will threaten its bottom line.
The NFL is a highly public institution, and as such it has an outsize effect on the rest of the national culture. So when it’s confronted with domestic violence amongst its own ranks, why wouldn’t you demand it take leadership on the issue?
In other words, it’s a cultural problem.
Based on those statistics, white folks also have a cultural problem when it comes to domestic violence, as white women are more than twice as likely as non-black women of other races to experience domestic violence—significantly more than the difference between black and white.
In addition, if you look at that very same page, you’ll notice a very telling graph which clearly demonstrates that domestic partner violence goes up as income goes down. Considering that African Americans are on average much poorer than white folks, this probably explains a significant amount of the discrepancy between black and white domestic violence rates, especially since poverty is a known stressor in many facets of life. So no, you have no proof that it is a cultural problem among black folks. You only have your already-formed suppositions based on a single data point.
So let’s assume you’re as white as Churchill was: well, where are you when it comes to dealing with the problem of white domestic violence? In any case, Al and Jesse (and many other African American leaders—why are right-wingers so weirdly obsessed with these two?) are quite active in addressing issues of violence within the black community.
When the NFL had a chance to take some leadership regarding the issue of domestic violence, it punted. Until the public outrage became so widespread that it was forced to act more forcefully in the case of Ray Rice. This is sadly business as usual for the giant “non-profit.” It has proven again and again that it simply does not care about the welfare of its players or those around them unless people make clear that not caring will threaten its bottom line.
The NFL is a highly public institution, and as such it has an outsize effect on the rest of the national culture. So when it’s confronted with domestic violence amongst its own ranks, why wouldn’t you demand it take leadership on the issue?