A Fictional Character? That's Very Telling... (October Awareness)

Let me be honest. I am writing this post in September. I am writing this in September because this is when I saw the foolishness. And maybe by October, there will be people who will think this post is overkill. I won't because speaking against Domestic Violence(DV) and harmful attitudes about it is never overkill.

There is a show many (including me) watched this summer called P-Valley. I talked about it HERE. Domestic Violence is a part of one of the storylines in that show. Spoiler Alert!

A character, Keyshawn a*k*a Miss Mississippi points a gun at a man who cares for her, Diamond so that he would stop beating on her abuser(who is also racist, by the way), Derrick. It was painful to see. But Social Media lost its collective mind. And forgot one real fact,

There are Keyshawns among us every day.

Seeing the comments about the situation made me sad.

"She's a dumb b*tch"

"The List of People Who Can Go to Hell: 

5. Keyshawn"

"Give Hailey the gun back, your silly *ss don't know who to point it at"

Those are the few I could stomach to share. 

I am sad because they are not reserved just for that character of this show. I know they are not. This is how some people talk to and about domestic violence victims in the real world.

And it is a shame. No matter how much advocates, like the writer's room of P-Valley, teach & preach about the psychological perspective of DV victims, numerous people still want to finger wag the sufferers.

But folks like P-Valley because it "keeps it real". But that storyline is not fake, as well. And actual victims, the Real Keyshawns saw & heard the comments on the vlogs & podcasts, the GIFs, & the tweets. But the other sad reality is that some of it came from current & surviving victims, also. My heart goes out to them all.

This Mindset Has to Stop!!!

*sigh*

Can't believe this was the direction this October Awareness post had to go. You know what... while you're being mean to a fictional victim of Domestic Violence, make sure your loved ones and/or you are doing self-checks for breast cancer. Also, ladies, go get your mammograms. Be proactive in your awareness of Breast Cancer & Domestic Violence.

Save the Tatas

Keep Your Cruelty to Yourself

As Always Talking to You in Adult Terms!!!