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The podcast discusses the normalization of domestic violence and its root causes. It highlights gender roles as a major factor, where women are expected to be submissive and nurturing while men are expected to be dominant and tough. Heteronormativity, the belief that opposite-sex relationships are the norm, also contributes to the issue. Rape culture and the objectification of women further perpetuate violence against women. These harmful beliefs and behaviors are taught from a young age and need to be challenged. Domestic violence affects all genders and addressing it requires relearning and disrupting patterns of rape culture and patriarchy. It is important to have conversations about this issue and create a safer environment for everyone. Welcome to my podcast. My name is R, and today I'm talking about the normalization of domestic violence. Domestic violence is violence within a domestic setting, so like marriage or dating. It is a very prevalent problem, not just in the U.S., but like around the world. It is also not very talked about, and I will be talking about some of the root causes. One of the biggest root causes of domestic violence are gender roles. Gender roles are the societal expectations and norms surrounding what men and women should do in society. For example, women are often expected to be submissive, nurturing, youthful, and take care of the children, while men are expected to be dominant, assertive, and tough, and be the breadwinner for the household. Heteronormativity kind of is, pretty much, it's like a partner, I guess, to gender norms. Heteronormativity refers to the belief that relationships between individuals of opposite sexes are the normal form of romantic relationships. The problem with heteronormativity is that it is the only form of relationship that is thought to be acceptable to children, like in movies and stuff, or just in their environment. My last supporting reasoning or root cause is rape culture and the objectification of women. Rape culture is a term that refers to the widespread normalization of sexual violence against women, which is excused by our society and can lead to victim blaming and the lack of accountability for perpetrators. The objectification of women is the practice of treating women as mere objects for men to fulfill their desires and not as individuals with their own feelings and thoughts. The way that women are portrayed in the media is also just as objects with just, I don't, I'm not going to bad mouth models, but with modeling, kind of, and then rap music, there's always just a bunch of half-naked women everywhere, not even, not really doing anything, just there. All of these things, like I said, are taught to us from a very young age, like when boys are harassing girls and adults say, oh, well, boys will be boys, or he probably just likes you. That's just normalizing violence against women. All of these root causes combined contribute to a culture where women are undervalued, dominated, and dominated, leading to gender-based violence, harassment, and discrimination. The social impact of gender-based violence is something that causes harm to all genders, not just women. Those who identify as male or masculine presenting are also affected. One of the most significant contributors to domestic violence, like I've said, is the way that the gender binary is normalized and normalized through restrictive and repressive gender roles. It is important to recognize and challenge these harmful beliefs and behaviors. The acts of understanding one's role in domestic violence and challenging these norms can be referred to as relearning and resocializing ourselves to disrupt patterns of rape culture and patriarchy. In closing, domestic violence is a cultural issue that needs to be addressed and dealt with in order to create a safer environment for everybody. So by that, I mean, like, it needs to be less normalized. I don't know. It needs to be more talked about. We need to have conversations with our kids about things like this and not just tell them, oh, boys will be boys, when some little brat decides to pull somebody's pigtail or something.