>>Why shouldn't you mail one of those to someone in an abusive relationship?<<
It can be really, really upsetting. That means they should have someone there for support. Random arrival of potentially life-wrecking information is not optimum. It's better done in person, or if that's impractical, try to arrange some kind of backup.
>>When you highlight abusive behavior in villains, are you trying to help people realize that it's a warning sign?<<
The first reason for including that is usually because I want to mark a given character as a villain. A secondary reason, yes, is hoping that if readers see a real person doing what a villain did in a story, they may recognize that as a Bad Sign.
I did some highlighting of General Ross as being abusive, manipulative, and overcontrolling not just of Bruce but also of Betty in "Safe Keeping." The peak of that motif is in Part 3 and Part 4, with a brief appearance of Ross in Part 7.
>>And what do you study in women's studies?<<
Women's contributions to history and literature. Conceptualization of sex, gender, and sexuality. Sexually inspired oppression. Violence against women, and how to discourage it, and how to clean up after it.
Back when I minored in this, it was just Women's Studies, but I treated it as Gender Studies, which is how it eventually broadened out. So I also studied the male side of the equation, and other sexes and genders besides male and female.
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>>Why shouldn't you mail one of those to someone in an abusive relationship?<<
It can be really, really upsetting. That means they should have someone there for support. Random arrival of potentially life-wrecking information is not optimum. It's better done in person, or if that's impractical, try to arrange some kind of backup.
>>When you highlight abusive behavior in villains, are you trying to help people realize that it's a warning sign?<<
The first reason for including that is usually because I want to mark a given character as a villain. A secondary reason, yes, is hoping that if readers see a real person doing what a villain did in a story, they may recognize that as a Bad Sign.
I did some highlighting of General Ross as being abusive, manipulative, and overcontrolling not just of Bruce but also of Betty in "Safe Keeping." The peak of that motif is in Part 3 and Part 4, with a brief appearance of Ross in Part 7.
>>And what do you study in women's studies?<<
Women's contributions to history and literature. Conceptualization of sex, gender, and sexuality. Sexually inspired oppression. Violence against women, and how to discourage it, and how to clean up after it.
Back when I minored in this, it was just Women's Studies, but I treated it as Gender Studies, which is how it eventually broadened out. So I also studied the male side of the equation, and other sexes and genders besides male and female.