It made me feel quite sick, to be honest.
Was this a misguided awareness campaign, perhaps – fundraising for good causes?
No, this couldn’t be a message about domestic violence against women, I realised, because surely they would’ve consulted a charity, women’s organisation or similar to get something so important just right – and I couldn’t believe any would endorse this campaign.I hurriedly scanned the news and social media for the story and the outrage that I hoped would come pouring out in them. But do you know what? Nearly every single story I read quickly skipped past the make-up – spending most of their reports discussing who Irina is or isn’t dating.
But when black eyes are a fashion statement and so many of us don’t even bat an eyelid to violence against women and girls, I know we have so much more work to do to educate.The Dash Charity spends time in primary and secondary schools, educating children and young people about healthy relationships and toxic or abusive behaviours.
Sadly, it’s estimated that 160,000 children in England are currently living in households where domestic abuse is taking place. We see worrying ideas developing within peer groups about
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