The world of football just keeps churning them out.
When Janay Palmer married her batterer Ray Rice I immediately assumed it was a financial decision. People put up with all kinds of abuse in order to keep their jobs and her job is to be the wife of a professional athlete. Losing that job would probably mean she'd have to get a normal job, a job that offers an anemic hourly wage, long hours, and a complete absence of opportunity for advancement. So...like so many victims of abuse who came before her she decided to keep her glamorous high paying job as a professional athlete's wife, even if it kills her.
Then I ran across this article.
I bet you enjoyed reading that.
LaTonya Jones is described as a survivor of violent abuse yet she still proudly supports Ray Rice, a man who in my opinion belongs in prison.
So what's the deal with women who idolize violent sociopaths?
Are they jealous of Janay Palmer? Do they harbor a secret desire to be Fifty Shades of Ray's submissive love slave?
Or is it simpler than that? Is it what I've been writing about for years?
Football fans are sociopaths who blithely leave no doubt in the minds of terrorists, serial killers, and mass murderers that victims of violent crime...simply...do...not...matter.
Keep it up sports fans. The world's blood thirsty killers hunger for more of that hot, steaming Chicken Soup for the Terrorist Soul.
When your hero screws up, it's a lot easier to forgive them than Joe Schmoo.
ReplyDeleteAnd Football players are more than mere heroes- oh no, they are like Living Gods to their fans. After years of being conditioned to worship them as the pinnacles of humanity, why wouldn't they be in a rush to pardon and condone their behavior?
Female football fans forgiving him is a little confusing...until you remember that the worst misogynists are women, not men. Remember all those girls in and around Steubenville blaming rape on the victim?
DeleteHow many decades have we all been told it's bad to be "judgemental"?
DeleteThose who tell you not to be judgmental are usually the same people who are trying to avoid addressing a serious problem.
DeleteMore likely they ARE the serious problem.
DeleteI think it's easy for them to rationalize it because Ray's wifey is completely okay with it.
ReplyDeleteThe wife is a bit bonkers- she started threw the first punch, then tried to toss another after he punched her back. And after being knocked unconscious and dragged she came running back to him and is on tv crying and complaining he's got unfairly tarnished.
If your girlfriend is mentally unstable, violent, or bat shit crazy...break up with her. Don't knock her out cold and drag her around like a Steubenville sociopath.
DeleteAnd as I emphasized in the post, she's protecting her lucrative job. It would be far worse if she actually liked him after what he did.
Why not just divorce him and take half his stuff? She's already on video being knocked out and dragged around like a caveman's husband, it's a slam-dunk case for her.
ReplyDeleteThere may be a prenuptial agreement. If my boss at work is abusive, I can't just quit and take half his stuff and neither can she. Either she really likes the guy and believes that his behavior is normal and acceptable...which is actually pretty common or she looks upon being the wife of a wealthy celebrity the way I look upon my job.
DeleteThis is what I have to do to maintain a comfortable lifestyle and avoid being a WalMart slave.
Actually, I like my job. But most jobs are just that...jobs...a means to an end.
What state did they get married in and what's the prenup for that state? That may answer your question. Her level of -enthusiasm- for the man suggests it's much more than just a desire for wealth on her part.
ReplyDeleteThere's never been a shortage of women who get excited by watching their boyfriend or husband brutalize and thoroughly humiliate a less sponge worthy male. There's no word ugly enough to describe the character of such women, especially those who also benefit financially from rewarding such assholes. They often look upon being abused occasionally as just the cost of doing business.
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