photo of Cris Cyborg photo credit: MMA Weekly

I was just doing my usual daily thing, watching the tv show "Cheaters," when I was actually shocked for the first time.  A cute woman had just seen video of her boyfriend cheating with her roommate; and was confronting them both.  All of a sudden, the man punched his girlfriend in the face!  She was layed out on the ground, face down, with her head near a puddle of blood.

The other night I was watching MMA on "Showtime" when a fight between a Japanases woman and transgendered Cris Cyborg aired.  Cyborg beat the woman into submission, and I was left wondering what television and sport had come to.  Cris Cyborg has no business putting his hands on real women in a violent manner.  It's not competition when he fights a lady, it's a televised crime!  Just because a man starts taking hormone shots doesn't make them lose their male bone structure.  On top of being a natural man, Cris Cyborg is a steroid user!  How can any legitimate sports sanctioning organization endorse men beating women under their banner?  And, how could any self respecting male athlete consider it competition to beat down a woman who is clearly no physical match for them.

What both of these stories illustrate is men trying to exert physical power over women through violence.  Neither the cheater on the tv show, nor Cris Cyborg, have any right to batter women!  No man does!  Men who beat women are essentially bullies who are really cowards in their hearts!  Only a coward would beat a woman!  Ladies, if a man beats you CALL THE POLICE!  PRESS CHARGES!  SAVE YOUR LIFE!

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

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