Wrapped Up: “This Is Abuse”
MTV UK’s urban blog The Wrap Up launch a campaign with ‘This is abuse’ using celebrities to talk about abuse in relationships – Blogger and Wrap Up columnist Kieran Yates talks about why it’s relevant to Staying Alive.
Being a blogger for MTV UK’s Urban Music blog – The Wrap Up and MTV Staying Alive, I like to think that I represent music fans that can feel passionately about issues like HIV, global development, and sexual health.
The Wrap Up’s is supporting the “This Is Abuse” campaign – by using UK based artists such as Wretch 32, Mz Bratt and Miss Dynamite to speak out about violence in relationships . I wanted to dig a little deeper the issue itself, and the possible links abusive relationships could have to issues such as HIV.
A simple Google search found that according to a 2006 report by the United Nations one out of every three women around the world have been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime, usually by someone known to her.
As a response to the levels of abuse and a lot of the time, the taboo surrounding the issue, ‘This is Abuse’ aims to lay out exactly what abuse is, and the effects it can have. Artists in the public eye such as Mz Bratt and Wretch32 are increasingly important in speaking out against abuse, especially in the UK, where thousands are suffering in silence.
But what of the global impact? One of the most devastating global effects that abuse can have, which is not an obvious link, is the spread of HIV infection – an issue that has spurned ongoing research into causes and effects, exploring the relationship between the two.
Abuse is widely seen as a reason why women in particular, are open to extreme sexual vulnerability-in countries where HIV is prevalent, sexual faithfulness and protection is a massive issue, while the risk of HIV transmission increases during violent or forced-sex situations (the abrasions caused through forced penetration can facilitate entry of the virus.)
When you told feel like your voice is not being heard, it’s harder for you to fight your corner in getting protection. When you are trodden down, it is harder to suggest counseling or help when you first see problems beginning to show. If you are ashamed, it may feel impossible to push for sexual health awareness and testing, leading to devastating consequences.
One of the central factors in which abuse thrives is simple: silence. Silence is what ensures things carry on, uninterrupted. Hearing young voices, like that of Ms Dynamite is important, not because if they talk about it we will have a magic wand over the problem, but because it spurs debate, gets column inches like this written, and shows artists accepting a responsibility to look after many of the young people they influence. I support campaigns like this for that reason – using people with loud voices to help those with quiet ones. They do say the simple ideas are the best.
Check out Ms Dynamite talking about “This Is Abuse” exclusively on The Wrap Up Here and let us know what you think…
Being a blogger for MTV UK’s Urban Music blog – The Wrap Up and MTV Staying Alive, I like to think that I represent music fans that can feel passionately about issues like HIV, global development, and sexual health.
The Wrap Up’s is supporting the “This Is Abuse” campaign – by using UK based artists such as Wretch 32, Mz Bratt and Miss Dynamite to speak out about violence in relationships . I wanted to dig a little deeper the issue itself, and the possible links abusive relationships could have to issues such as HIV.
Ms Dynamite talking about the "This Is Abuse" campaign
A simple Google search found that according to a 2006 report by the United Nations one out of every three women around the world have been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime, usually by someone known to her.
As a response to the levels of abuse and a lot of the time, the taboo surrounding the issue, ‘This is Abuse’ aims to lay out exactly what abuse is, and the effects it can have. Artists in the public eye such as Mz Bratt and Wretch32 are increasingly important in speaking out against abuse, especially in the UK, where thousands are suffering in silence.
But what of the global impact? One of the most devastating global effects that abuse can have, which is not an obvious link, is the spread of HIV infection – an issue that has spurned ongoing research into causes and effects, exploring the relationship between the two.
Abuse is widely seen as a reason why women in particular, are open to extreme sexual vulnerability-in countries where HIV is prevalent, sexual faithfulness and protection is a massive issue, while the risk of HIV transmission increases during violent or forced-sex situations (the abrasions caused through forced penetration can facilitate entry of the virus.)
When you told feel like your voice is not being heard, it’s harder for you to fight your corner in getting protection. When you are trodden down, it is harder to suggest counseling or help when you first see problems beginning to show. If you are ashamed, it may feel impossible to push for sexual health awareness and testing, leading to devastating consequences.
One of the central factors in which abuse thrives is simple: silence. Silence is what ensures things carry on, uninterrupted. Hearing young voices, like that of Ms Dynamite is important, not because if they talk about it we will have a magic wand over the problem, but because it spurs debate, gets column inches like this written, and shows artists accepting a responsibility to look after many of the young people they influence. I support campaigns like this for that reason – using people with loud voices to help those with quiet ones. They do say the simple ideas are the best.
Check out Ms Dynamite talking about “This Is Abuse” exclusively on The Wrap Up Here and let us know what you think…
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