Is "Why I Stayed" the Right Question?
560 views · Published 10 September 2014 · 7:31 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: GBH News · 2014 · News & Politics
The recent Ray Rice controversy addresses the question of why victims stay with their abusers. The video of the now ex-pro football player knocking his then-fiancé unconscious – spawned the trending Twitter hashtag “Why I Stayed” – with women explaining their reasons for remaining in violent relationships. Author Randy Susan Meyers says it doesn't matter why women like Janay Rice stay – the real question is – why men like Ray Rice lash out in the first place? Her new novel “Accidents of Marriage” draws from her personal experiences as the child of an abusive marriage and as a counselor to victims.
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