I've been involved in a right old ding-dong on a particular story over at the Daily Mail.

Some of my posts did appear temporarily, but because of the sheer number of complaints, my posts were removed. Not because they contravened rules, but purely because enough political correctoids, feminists and the uninformed complained. Unlike at AM, where we look at whether it contravenes the rules first, regardless of the number of complainants, before deciding harsher penalties or not.

I know this is initially prone to an automated process at DM. But when the human mods came online earlier, and when I reposted some removed posts, every single one of my posts was eventually removed.

Emotionalism depressingly prevails yet again above logic, facts and objectivity! Yet the same mods allow incitement to violence and murder of males?

Domestic Violence: Make-up artist Lauren Luke covers bruises for chilling how-to video in a bid to raise awareness | Mail Online

Make-up artist covers bruises for chilling how-to video in a bid to raise awareness about domestic violence


In a mock tutorial titled How To Look Your Best The Morning After, a make-up artist has demonstrated how to cover up fresh facial bruises and cuts - an effort aimed at raising awareness of domestic violence.

The self-taught makeup artist, Lauren Luke, usually gives her YouTube subscribers cheerful tips on how to create a smokey eye or match their makeup to their outfit, but this time the 30-year-old appeared visibly battered on camera.

Although the bruises are fake, the Public Service Announcement video made in collaboration with UK based Refuge, aims to send a clear message to women worldwide: '65per cent of women who suffer domestic violence keep it hidden. Don't cover it up.'

Ms Luke maintains a calm demeanor throughout the video, claiming she has had a 'rough time.'

She explains how foundation can be used to cover bruises, and explains how to mask injuries from 'getting pushed against a coffee table,' instructing viewers to wear their hair down for more coverage.

Through sarcasm, the video aims to engage viewers in a topic usually reserved for severe and grave discussions.

London agency BBH handpicked Ms Luke for the announcement in the hope it would reach her 439,8930 YouTube subscribers, and many other women who routinely seek out her online content, which has a large influence in the global beauty world.

Ms Luke told AdWeek she had a personal attachment to the project, after being in an abusive relationship herself: 'The bruising on my face for the video wasn't real, but my emotions in that video were.'

'I had a bad experience in the past with a previous boyfriend. He never physically hurt me but I did sometimes fear what would happen next if I said the wrong thing. He could be overprotective and embarrass me in front of my work colleagues or friends because of his aggressive behavior,' she explained.

'Sometimes it was like living with a volcano which could erupt at any second - I felt I was walking on egg shells just to keep him from exploding and smashing something across the room.'

While magazines are often accused of glamorising domestic violence after they feature spreads with well-dressed models made up to appear bruised and beaten, Ms Luke has used her own experience and industry pull to send a poignant message that clearly resonates with women worldwide.

Ms Luke said: 'To open up and be honest about something like this makes us feel weak among our friends and family, but in actual fact there is nothing weak about it.

'Back then I knew the whole situation wasn't normal, but I didn't know about the help that is out there. And that is why I wanted to work with Refuge - to get the message out to anyone who may need help and support that it's time to stop covering it up.'

The PSA is part of Ms Luke's collaboration with Refuge, and their Don't Cover It Up campaign, which also includes a Twitter hashtag #dontcoveritup.

My first response:

There was no study or source mentioned to substantiate that '65% of women who suffer domestic violence keep it hidden'? I'm not doubting some female victims do use make-up to cover up abuse, I'm questioning how they arrived at 65%. Erin Pizzey, the founder of the shelter movement, said that Refuge is well renowned as a radical feminist platform which churns out lies & propaganda. Lauen Luke herself proves the distortion about statistics, by claiming to have been in an abusive relationship, but then contradicts herself saying that he never physically hurt her! The British Crime Survey cites men accounting for 42% of domestic violence victims, who often have to invent a tall tale to excuse their cuts and bruises. Men don't have the luxury of make-up! Also, many agencies involved in, or affiliated with domestic violence initiatives receive funding in proportion to the amount of victims 'claimed.' The more exaggerated the figures, the larger amount of funding they receive. It's a bloated gravy train!


My second response in non-bold (to a Canadian regular who admits to working in academia):

"The chances of a man being abused by a woman who is controlling the finances of the house, are rare. But if such a case does happen, then those men can easily go to the homeless shelter. They're not going to create shelters for both genders, for the same reason why women's shelters don't hire male workers. Women who are abused often fear men, and men who are abused by women will (hypothetically) be uncomfortable around women."- Cain L., Westmount, Quebec, 4/7/2012 1:04------------------------

When Erin Pizzey founded the UK charity Refuge in 1971, she intended it for men and women, as she believed domestic violence wasn't gender specific. She noted how many of the women entering the shelter were as violent, or more, then the men they were escaping from, and that many were victims within lesbian relationships (who account for the highest rate per capita). She also said how many of the women were routinely physically abusing children, but social workers attached to the shelter were involved in a conspiracy of silence, as ideology was paramount above the safety of children. At this point Pizzey was ironically being physically bullied by radical feminists who hijacked what she had started. She then wrote a book 'Prone to Violence' which unveiled women's violence and the truth about the 'shelter industry.' Feminists then made bomb threats at several of her book signings and she was forced to flee to New Zealand in fear of her life.


My third response in non-bold again:


Almost anything that involves males get much more gov't funding. Even at the most basic level, most medical research is catered to improving male health. - Cain L., Westmount, Quebec, 4/7/2012 2:22----------------------------------------------------------------

You really are a pitiful victim of the political correctness propaganda machine (or are you more an author of it?). You clearly live in a parallel universe where the reality is back-to-front. Anyone can undertake some simple research and discover that there isn't one area, across practically every western government, where state funding for males exceeds that of females. This is so, because self-interested politicians seek to court the precious female vote. Do all ideologues live in tellytubby land?


My fourth response also in non-bold:


I hate to see what you consider to be abuse.- Are you Serious?, AKL, NZ, 04/7/2012 05:12----------------------------------------

Context. I'm well aware of the different types of abuse, but as the featured story is about masking physical injuries, that's what I focused on. Luke clearly misrepresented her 'abuse' as being the same to illicit sympathy. Besides, it's no secret women are more proficient at psychological abuse, and often use manipulated men and the gynocentric state as a proxy tool to intimidate and threaten men using false accusations (walking on eggshells!). Feminists have widened the definition of abuse (applying to men only!) to include shouting, slamming doors, denying a woman any money she demands which belongs to a boyfriend/husband (state assisted robbery), being silent, not informing a woman of his own medical procedures, criticizing, aggressively gesticulating, staring sternly etc. The whole 'abuse industry' is a radical platform to demonize all males and excuse all violent and abusive women.