Feminist or Nah?

9/14/2014

“I fell in love. But I don't just stay with by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose. Over and over again, and he/she chooses me.”

Facts about the Race Rice Domestic Violence Issue:

For hitting his wife, Janay Rice, unconscious in an elevator, NFL star, Ray Rice, of the Baltimore Ravens was cut from the team, suspended indefinitely from the NFL and lost several endorsement deals. The NFL are offering to trade-in Rice jerseys for other team jerseys and his alma mater, Rutgers is cutting Rice from their promotional video.

San Francisco 49ers radio broadcaster, Ted Robinson, has been suspended two games by the team for commenting that Ray Rice's wife, Janay Rice, should take some responsibility for her abuse because she married him after he abused her.

Talk show host, Whoopi Goldberg, noted that a woman should not be surprised if she hits a man and he hits her back, after it was learned that Janay Rice hit him first.

Even Janay Rice herself defended her husband and begged the NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, not to suspend her husband because the incident is a private matter.

Celebrities Chris Brown and Floyd Mayweather noted that neither of them condones domestic abuse, but everyone makes mistakes and should be given second chances.

Think carefully about these comments and determine which of the two are victims: Ray Rice or Janay Rice and explain why.

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Due: September 12, 2014 11:59 p.m. CST

hannah julius

9/15/2014 12:46:02 pm

i think that both people should take responsibility. janay was wrong to hit her husband,and ray was wrong as well. i think this is just a matter of opinion

Emmanuel Robinson

9/15/2014 03:10:18 pm

I totally agree. She had no right touching him but he may have took it to far.

Cari Armstrong

9/19/2014 04:19:11 pm

They should both take responsibilities on there actions

Alex Bennett

9/16/2014 01:27:46 pm

I agree completely, it all depends on who you talk to, everyone's opinions differ

Symphoni Davis

9/19/2014 04:56:18 pm

I totally agree, because it takes two people to have an altercation!

Emmanuel Robinson

9/15/2014 03:08:47 pm

I feel like that are both the victims of the situation. The media has spreaded this story out so much. "As a couple, that was the worst night of our lives, the media just brought back the worst memory," said Janay Rice on Fox 4 News. They were trying to put that situation behind them but the press is making a big deal out of this. To me I think if a women is bold enough to hit a man knowing what a man can do to them, they should suffer the consequences.

DeMarcus Byrd

9/18/2014 10:05:16 am

I agree with you I also feel as if this is more of a personal matter and the media should stay out of it and let this young couple work out their differences.

jamarie williams p5

9/19/2014 06:14:21 am

Ii agree with Byrd if she wouldn't have spit in his face and slap him she would have never got hit

kayla hayes

9/18/2014 06:29:49 pm

i agree with this man a women should know what a man is capable of

Monte' Gooden

9/19/2014 01:24:48 pm

Agreed. The whole situation was blown up by the media.

Tiara Jackson

9/19/2014 02:02:13 pm

I agree as you can see when your a celebrity these are the things that you have to go through. Just like the Chris brown and Rihanna situation , they still ended up back together.

Alex Bennett

9/16/2014 01:20:36 pm

I think that they both should take responsibility. Janay should be responsible for hitting her husband, and Ray should be responsible for hitting Janay. Also, I dont think that Janay should give him a second chance. People DO deserve second chances, but they lose the option when the other person gets knocked out.

hannah

9/16/2014 03:43:26 pm

i do not think that he deserves a second chance.abuse is a choice,and obviously he did not care,so he gets what he gets. But 9 times out of ten,the abuser repeats the abuse,so it is important to tak ethat necessary step and get away. If someone called you a name,and you forgive them,and give them a second chance,that is one thing,but you have to draw the line when it coms to abuse. It is simply dangerous,and harmful to our health.

Taylor Dilworth

9/17/2014 03:38:08 am

They both had equal parts in the situation. I don't condone domestic violence at all but I do believe in self- defense but to a certain extent. Everyone is looking at the fact she was unconscious in an elevator but not at the events that lead up to. She was just as wrong, but in society today no matter how the situation would've ended up if Ray Rice would've made any type of contact in an negative way then he still would've been in the wrong even though she started it.

princese thompson

9/18/2014 11:44:24 am

I totally agree with you every woman or man is entitled to their own thoughts just like the nfl felt as if they had to fire Ray but
i feel as though both parties should of been punished for their doings in this sit

DeMarcus Byrd

9/18/2014 10:00:49 am

I believe that Ray Rice was the real victim here. I think he was provoked to do what he did when his wife took it upon herself to hit him. I imagine that she was flapping her jaws at him, all up in his face, and finally she hit him and that's when Ray lost it and just beat her unconscious. It still doesn't make it right but I still believe he was provoked.

Jaclyn Brown 5th

9/19/2014 02:45:38 am

Ray rice was was the the victom but you where so right. This was a good thing

princese thompson

9/18/2014 11:13:14 am

In this situation of domestic violence, I feel as though Janay Rice and Ray Rice are called to victim in their own ways . I say this because on the news and many other social sites shows that Janay proceeded to strike at Ray first, and that is what made him strike back. Being unaware of what was the cause for these actions lets me believe that a person can only take so much. But in the ending result neither one's individual actions were no bigger than the other.

Avier Ashby

9/18/2014 01:05:13 pm

Mr.and Mrs. Rice are both on the wrong for what they have done. Mr.Rice is wrong for hitting his wife no matter what the situation was it is and never will be ok to hit a women. However, Ms.Rice is wrong for lying about the situation. Although she thought that covering up for her husband would resolve the situation, it however didn't work out as she planned. In other words these two need to just be honest about what happen and just let the issue fade overtime n take whatever punishment that is coming their way.

Kyra castle

9/19/2014 04:58:39 pm

I feel as if both where in the wrong , she shouldn't put her hands on him first we don't know how long that had been going on and maybe this time he reacted maybe he had enough

Avier Ashby

9/18/2014 01:09:21 pm

demarcaus I agree with you but I believe that it take two people to start an altercation.

Robert Wallace

9/18/2014 03:46:54 pm

In this situation both are victims because people are looking at what was shown but nobody know what was happening behind close door. True enough I mans don't suppose to hit females but it only so much a person can take.

kayla hayes

9/18/2014 06:28:05 pm

i feel like both of them are in the wrong but at the same time she us wrong for putting her hands on him. its only a matter of time before a man gets tired. he should of just shook the s word out of her or gripped her tightly like okay calm down thats enough so they are both victims in a way

Nefretiri Ross

9/19/2014 12:11:43 pm

Yes you right a both of them wrong but a man cant handle of being just hit on so their no thought that she think she Wasn't gone get hit back

Jaclyn Brown 5th

9/19/2014 02:41:48 am

They sould both be treated the same ,but at the same time the one who beated his son shouldnt be im no trouble cause he was dispelling his child.

jamarie williams p5

9/19/2014 06:16:54 am

I think that's the media blowing it all out of character. Because its plenty people go around hitting there wife if they feel disrespected by her. HE JUST GOT CAUGHT DOING IT AND HAVE TO FACE CONSIQUENCES

Melissa hicls

9/19/2014 06:45:40 am

I feel that no man should ever put his hands on a women even if she dose hit him first.I also feel that if u truly love someone no matter how mad u get at them u wouldn't be able to find it in your heart to even have the thought of hitting them.janay is the real victim she is a women women I feel that she was provoked because whatever he did did made her mad enough to hit him and I also feel like to wrongs don't make a right just because she hit you Disney give u the right to hit her back.they both abused each other but I feel that he is a man and he hit a women so he needs to deal with the consequences that come along with his actions

Vanessa Salazar

9/19/2014 09:58:44 am

If a woman knows that a man, especially a football player, is ten times as stronger as she is then she should not step out of her boundaries and expect a man that has his own line that can not be crossed not to take action. The media is making the 'abuse' a little too serious and seem to make the situation over dramatic.

Trevone Nash

9/19/2014 10:00:02 am

I think Ray is the victim, though he made a stupid decision and should have never hit his wife in such a manner, I still think he is the victim. However, by extension so is Janay because their family's wellbeing, income and reputation is nearly destroyed. Yes I know he hit his wife, but their have been other famous athletes have faced similar charges and their not getting indefinite suspension. So I think its kind of unfair how the media is crucifying Ray for something he has already been punished for. Its just not fair.

Monte' Gooden

9/19/2014 01:30:03 pm

I agreed with this comment the most Trevone. He just made one bad mistake.

Halee' Boyd

9/19/2014 11:48:51 am

I dont care for the situation, people are making a big deal about it. He know he shouldn't hit his girl.

NEFRETIRI ROSS

9/19/2014 12:23:07 pm

Two wrongs don't make a right but it's even bad when you sit next to the dude and actually take up for him now I find that really immature that women like that don't have no type of respect for themselves to even think that its cool. Yea you love but I feelings though if a man even tell you that they will never hit you again it's bound to happened again

Derrica Anderson

9/19/2014 12:55:15 pm

If she hit him first then she provoked him to hit her back. Not condoning domestic violence, however Ray Rice reacted based on the action done to him. Neither person is the victim.

Monte' Gooden

9/19/2014 01:28:27 pm

I think Ray Rice is more of the victim. His whole career is ruined because of the media. His wife not as much because she is grown, which means she makes her own life decisions. She decided to marry him, so obviously it wasn't that big of a deal to her at least. Not saying hitting a woman is good, that's the weakest thing any man on Earth can do. The media just ruins any situation with opinions.

Sierra Newman

9/19/2014 02:44:38 pm

I believe Ray Rice is the victim because his wife assaulted him. If Janay would have kept her hands to herself, Ray Rice wouldn't have never hit Janay. So, by Ray Rice hitting janay it cost him to loss everything.

Victoria Miller

9/19/2014 03:39:56 pm

They are both victims, because they're being attacked by the media. If Janay feels like the subject is a private matter then its private. Ray on the other hand is really being attacked not only by the media but his whole career is destroyed.

Victoria

9/19/2014 03:43:39 pm

I Agree with Robert. No one actually knows what happened between them. Media Will do anything for a story anyway so they're not that reliable. But she was wromg for hitting him first to begin with.

Ariana Hughes-Crockett

9/19/2014 03:44:51 pm

I feel they both were wrong in the situation because she hadn't hit him in the first place . Ray should have knew better than to put his hand on a women now he Riskin his career all behind this situation when that could have been prevented

Maryann Amoloja

9/19/2014 03:48:09 pm

I believe that both Ray and Janay Rice are the victims because Ray is always disrespected by and his and Janay is also a victim because she is abused by her husband. The both of them abuse each other to their owm end. Therefore both of them are the victims because of the chooses they choose to make.

Cari Armstrong

9/19/2014 04:18:19 pm

I think that people should take there responsiblities & own up to it . Everyone has faults& down falls

aspen smith

9/19/2014 04:29:18 pm

They both were in the wrong for hitting one another , even though love can be hard some times and you both may disagree about something there's no reason for violence

Aspen Smith

9/19/2014 04:30:27 pm

I agree with Alex , they're both in the wrong

jacorian lee

9/19/2014 04:49:32 pm

I believer its all out of love if one of another fight thats there buisness now it may be wrong but its life

Symphoni Davis

9/19/2014 04:51:57 pm

Based on the life experiences women shouldn't put their hands on any male because it is pushing them to the point were they have no choice but to defend themselves instead of getting beaten.

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