For this blog article, I particularly wanted to share media in pop culture that I believe shed awareness on domestic violence. From movies and songs to books and poetry, sometimes reflecting on media in pop culture can help break the stigma against domestic violence. This post could also serve as a trigger warning for those thinking about watching or listening to these.
Movies:
I, Tonya
Reviving Ophelia
Behind Closed Doors
Sleeping with the Enemy
Freedom Writers
Music:
Love the Way You Lie by Rihanna and Eminem
Facedown by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Concrete Angel by Martina McBride
Wait in the Truck by Hardy
Church Bells by Carrie Underwood
Books:
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
The Lucky Ones by Nicholas Sparks
Poetry:
The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace
The Witch Doesn't Burn in this One by Amanda Lovelace
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Pepper
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