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Quotes tagged “Domestic Violence”

“While the D.V.S.J.A. attempts to contextualize self-defense in domestic-violence cases, it does nothing to address the many abuse victims who make plea deals.”
— Rachel Louise Snyder, New Yorker, When Can a Woman Who Kills Her Abuser Claim Self-Defense?
Tagged: Domestic Violence, Law, Self-Defense
“Men can’t be victims of domestic violence...tell the world Johnny, tell them… I Johnny Depp, a man, I’m a victim too of domestic violence… and see how many people believe or side with you.”
— Amber Heard, Amber Heard exposed in new audio 'nobody will believe a white male'
Tagged: Johnny Depp, Domestic Violence, Bias
“You probably still adore me

With my hands around your neck”
— Dua Lipa, Hotter Than Hell
Tagged: Domestic Violence, Codependency
“[singing] ‘She broke my heart, so I broke her jaw.’”
— Charlie Tweeder, Varsity Blues
Tagged: Misogyny, Heartbreak, Domestic Violence
“No, I go upstairs in my room. I had a cross in my room. This was my last God moment. I looked at the cross and I begged God, 'Please, make it yesterday. Turn the clock back an hour. Who’s going to notice? An hour, and I won’t get caught. I won’t do it again.' I hear the cops and then I hear the cop car. My father comes in, and it was a nine-day beating. He told me that I was never allowed to be happy again, that I ruined the family, that I should never be happy again. A year later a bra commercial came on, he smacked me in the head, choked me.”
— Vincent Gallo, Howard Stern Comes Again
Tagged: Family, Domestic Violence, masturbation
“He punched the highlights out of her hair!”
— 'Young' Neil Nordegraf, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Tagged: Domestic Violence
“Paige: What, so you've just forgiven creep-boy for beating you up?

Terri: He apologized.

Paige: Of course! His type always does so they can get another shot in at you!”
— John Bell, Bruce McDonald, Tassie Cameron, Yan Moore, Aaron Martin, Stefan Scaini, Degrassi, Season 3: Don't Dream It's Over
Tagged: Domestic Violence, Apologies
“Wendy Torrance: [crying] Stay away from me.

Jack Torrance: Why?

Wendy Torrance: I just wanna go back to my room!

Jack Torrance: Why?

Wendy Torrance: Well, I'm very confused, and I just need time to think things over!

Jack Torrance: You've had your whole fucking life to think things over, what good's a few minutes more gonna do you now?

Wendy Torrance: Please! Don't hurt me!

Jack Torrance: I'm not gonna hurt you.

Wendy Torrance: Stay away from me!

Jack Torrance: Wendy? Darling? Ligh, of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya. You didn't let me finish my sentence. I said, I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just going to bash your brains in! [Wendy gasps] Gonna bash 'em right the fuck in!

Wendy Torrance: Stay away from me! Don't hurt me!

Jack Torrance: [sarcastically] I'm not gonna hurt ya...

Wendy Torrance: Stay away! Stop it!

Jack Torrance: Stop swingin' the bat. Put the bat down, Wendy. Wendy? Give me the bat...”
— Jack Torrance, The Shining
Tagged: Death Threats, Domestic Violence
“Celie: [to Shug] He beat me when you ain't here.

Shug: Who do? Albert?

Celie: Mister.

Shug: Why he do that?

Celie: He beat me for not being you.”
— Celie, The Color Purple
Tagged: Domestic Violence
“You told Harpo to beat me?”
— Sofia, The Color Purple
Tagged: harpo, Domestic Violence
“Celie: [lunging towards Albert with a knife] I curse you. Until you do right by me everything you think about is gonna crumble!

Sofia: Don't do it, Mrs. Celie. Don't trade places with what I been through.

Shug: Come on, Celie, let's go to the car.

Sofia: He ain't worth it, he ain't worth it.

Albert: Who you think you is? You can curse nobody. Look at you. You're black, you're poor, you're ugly, you're a woman, you're nothing at all!

Celie: Until you do right by me, everything you even think about gonna fail!

Grady: It's been a pleasure meeting all of you. Goodbye.”
— Sofia, The Color Purple
Tagged: Threats, Domestic Violence, Black, poor, ugly, Woman
“I loves Harpo, God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead 'fo I let him beat me.”
— Sofia, The Color Purple
Tagged: Threats, Domestic Violence
“Bonasera: I believe in America. America has made my fortune. And I raised my daughter in the American fashion. I gave her freedom but I taught her never to dishonor her family. She found a 'boy friend,' not an Italian. She went to the movies with him. She stayed out late. I didn't protest. Two months ago he took her for a drive, with another boy friend. They made her drink whiskey and then they tried to take advantage of her. She resisted. She kept her honor. So they beat her. Like an animal. When I went to the hospital her nose was broken. Her jaw was shattered, held together by wire. She couldn't even weep because of the pain. But I wept. Why did I weep? She was the light of my life. A beautiful girl. Now she will never be beautiful again. [He breaks down at this point, and the Don gestures to his son to get him a drink] Sorry... [He regains his composure and carries on] I went to the police, like a good American. These two boys were brought to trial. The judge sentenced them to three years in prison, and suspended the sentence. Suspended sentence! They went free that very day! I stood in the courtroom like a fool, and those two bastards, they smiled at me. Then I said to my wife, 'For justice, we must go to Don Corleone.'

Don Corleone: Why did you go to the police? Why didn't you come to me first?

Bonasera: What do you want of me? Tell me anything. But do what I beg you to do.

Don Corleone: What is that? [Bonasera gets up from his seat and whispers into the Don's ear; for a long moment the Don is silent]

Don Corleone: That I cannot do.

Bonasera: I will give you anything you ask!”
— Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
Tagged: Fortune, American Dream, Mafia, Domestic Violence
“[singing] Here we come / On the run / With a burger on a bun / And a dab of coleslaw on the side / Oh, your tastes we will tickle / With a cold dill pickle / And all of our potatoes are French fried, fried, fried / Our burgers can't be beat / Cuz we grind our own meat / Grind, grind, grind, grind, grind! [BOOM!] Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble... / Are to blame for all our trouble... [spoken]  And if they think that we'll forget... [sung] They're outta their mind, mind, mind, mind, mi-i-ind!”
— Wilma Flintstone, The Flintstones, Season 1: The Drive-in
Tagged: song parodies, Domestic Violence
“Wilma Flintstone: [after the wives realize the guys' deception] State of shock, huh?

Fred Flintstone: Wilma, no, no, not in the head! [gets clobbered]

Wilma Flintstone: Try that while you're 'poor, sick' at home!

Betty Rubble: [mumbles something hard to understand, but definitely angry]

Barney Rubble: Betty, Betty, not with the bowling ball! [gets clobbered]”
— Fred Flintstone, The Flintstones, Season 1: The Flintstone Flyer
Tagged: Revenge, Deception, Domestic Violence
“I'm too tired to slap you; would you bash your face against my palm?”
— Karen Walker, Will & Grace, Season 4: Something Borrowed, Someone's Due
Tagged: Domestic Violence, Fatigue
“I'm gonna make a good living. Plus, I'll practically never hit you or nothin'...”
— Lenny, Laverne & Shirley, Season 2: Look Before You Leap
Tagged: Domestic Violence
“If you want to know what normalization of misogyny looks like, it's characterizing domestic violence as just a *different kind* of family values.”
— Jessica Valenti
Tagged: Misogyny, Family Values, Domestic Violence, Violence, Abuse, physical violence
“So, either you hit her, or you did your wacky mime routine for her.”
— Oz, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 4: Living Conditions
Tagged: Domestic Violence, Mime, wacky
“Of course no one hangs the sad pictures. Am I right? Mom crying and dad looking angry. Kid with a black eye.”
— Lorne Malvo, Fargo, Season 1: A Fox, a Rabbit, and a Cabbage
Tagged: sad pictures, Crying, angry, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse

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