Hello https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👋" title="Waving hand" aria-label="Emoji: Waving hand"> lovely people! I& #39;m Cara, an intimate partner violence researcher participating in the #GlobalScienceShow https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌎" title="Amerika auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Amerika auf dem Globus">

Today, I& #39;m analyzing Chris Brown& #39;s infamous assault against Rihanna to teach you about #IPV- which https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> in https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3"> women will experience in their lifetime https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😧" title="Schmerzgeplagtes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schmerzgeplagtes Gesicht">

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You likely already know the story: Brown brutally assaulted Rihanna & photos of her injuries went viral online. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Computer">

Rihanna became a poster child for #IPV, but has since decided to use her experience to help other women.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩" title="Frau" aria-label="Emoji: Frau">Let& #39;s see what we can learn from her story. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📖" title="Offenes Buch" aria-label="Emoji: Offenes Buch">

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Above all, Rihanna& #39;s story proves that experiencing violence can happen to anyone- some even call it the "great equalizer". https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧑‍🦱" title="Person, curly haired" aria-label="Emoji: Person, curly haired">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧑‍🦰" title="Person, red haired" aria-label="Emoji: Person, red haired">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧑‍🦳" title="Person, white haired" aria-label="Emoji: Person, white haired">

And trust me, it does happen: 1 in 3 women will experience violence in their lifetime. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">

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But her story goes deeper.

Women with a history of abuse are disproportionately likely to continue to enter/find themselves in abusive relationships. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👫" title="Mann und Frau halten Händchen" aria-label="Emoji: Mann und Frau halten Händchen">/https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👭" title="Frauen halten Händchen" aria-label="Emoji: Frauen halten Händchen">

Rihanna has disclosed that her father was an abuser.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Elektrische Glühbirne" aria-label="Emoji: Elektrische Glühbirne">

The intergenerational impacts of violence are real.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⌛️" title="Sanduhr" aria-label="Emoji: Sanduhr">

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We also know that violence frequently escalates after the initial episode(s). https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend">

Brown admitted that they verbally https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💬" title="Sprechblase" aria-label="Emoji: Sprechblase"> fought, and eventually it became physical https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👊" title="Fisted hand" aria-label="Emoji: Fisted hand">, manifesting into the media popularized assault we know today.

Sometimes, this escalates to #femicide.

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Often, our first instinct is to tell women to #leave an abusive relationship/situation. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">

But, Rihanna trying to leave the car escalated the violence. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen">

#IPV involves extensive coercive control over a partner-leaving is complicated and even escalate violence. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">

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It may sound counterintuitive, but staying in an abusive relationship can be safer than leaving.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧘‍♀️" title="Frau im Lotossitz" aria-label="Emoji: Frau im Lotossitz">

#SafetyPlanning is critical for:
a) ensuring the safety of the woman and any potential children https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤱" title="Stillen" aria-label="Emoji: Stillen"> &/or pets https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐶" title="Hundegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Hundegesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐱" title="Katzengesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Katzengesicht">
b) minimizing the risk of retaliation by the abuser.

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Rihanna& #39;s story also plays into the stereotype of #IPV: that it& #39;s exclusively physical. In fact, #IPV comes in many forms- #physical is but https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> type.

This has contributed to making it difficult to raise awareness and recognize alternative experiences of violence. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔍" title="Nach links zeigende Lupe" aria-label="Emoji: Nach links zeigende Lupe">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen">

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The media also encouraged #EpisodicFraming: the idea that occurrences of #IPV are random and disconnected.

This makes it easy to assign individual blame https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👨" title="Mann" aria-label="Emoji: Mann">- and avoid working towards change!

Really, #violence is a product of societal + cultural failures. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌐" title="Weltkugel mit Längengraden" aria-label="Emoji: Weltkugel mit Längengraden">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧑‍⚖️" title="Judge" aria-label="Emoji: Judge">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗣️" title="Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes" aria-label="Emoji: Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes">

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Chris Brown, a black man, was drinking the night of the assault. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍻" title="Anstoßende Bierkrüge" aria-label="Emoji: Anstoßende Bierkrüge">

#IPV is disproportionately prominent in black relationships w/ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥂" title="Anstoßende Gläser" aria-label="Emoji: Anstoßende Gläser"> use. This is attributable to #EconomicStress https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">+ #RacialInequality https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚖️" title="Waage" aria-label="Emoji: Waage">- NOT distinctive effects of alcohol among African-Americans.

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Thanks for tuning in to this brief, *non-exhaustive* discussion about #IPV! Trusted #resources https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten"> to keep handy https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☎️" title="Telefon" aria-label="Emoji: Telefon">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖥️" title="Desktop-Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Desktop-Computer">

Feel free to @ me with questions.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">

P.S. There are tons of other cool scientists in the @GlobalSciShow- check them out w/ #GlobalScienceShow.

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