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TashaStatzGearyFirstEssay 4 - 13 Jun 2022 - Main.TashaStatzGeary
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< | Admittedly, I was uninformed about domestic violence before Britt’s murder. In high school health class, our teacher played a made-for-TV-movie called No One Would Tell, starring Candace Cameron and Fred Savage. The synopsis reads: “A teenager thinks all her dreams have come true when the school hunk begins dating her, but it's not long before the darker side of his personality rears its ugly head.” No one took this movie seriously. In fairness, it is objectively terrible, full of 1990s cliches ripe for ridicule by teenagers in 2014. I participated in the mockery, leaving class with my ignorance unchanged. If anything, our teacher trivialized intimate partner abuse by using a kitschy film as his sole lesson plan. | >
> | Admittedly, I was uninformed about domestic violence before Britt’s murder. In high school health class, our teacher played a made-for-TV-movie called No One Would Tell, starring Candace Cameron and Fred Savage. The synopsis reads: “A teenager thinks all her dreams have come true when the school hunk begins dating her, but it's not long before the darker side of his personality rears its ugly head.” No one took this movie seriously. In fairness, it is objectively terrible, full of 1990s cliches ripe for ridicule by teenagers in 2014. I participated in the mockery, leaving class with my ignorance unchanged. If anything, our teacher trivialized intimate partner abuse by using a kitschy film as his sole lesson plan. | | | I remembered these teenage sneers during a torts lecture this semester. While discussing a case in which an abusive ex-boyfriend (Pugach) stalked his ex-girlfriend (Riss) and hired someone to throw acid on her face, our professor included additional facts not in the casebook. Each sentence was given its own slide for dramatic effect. “After being released from the hospital, Riss goes on a double date with Pugach.” The room giggled. After a few more slides, our professor reached the punchline: “Riss and Pugach get married.” The room exploded into laughter. Once the crowd died down, the professor recommended a movie made about the case. A male student offered his review: “One of the most entertaining movies I’ve watched.” |
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