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Written by Christina Margeti.
I remember what reaction the term “femicide” used to cause in the past. They were claiming the obvious of course and the obvious that we are all human beings, but refusing to get to the point: the gender violence that the term so faithfully denotes and is the correct statement of the grim reality and unfortunately nowadays, almost daily reality. Women unknown to us, or perhaps known to us, of every age, of every social class, of every nationality, of every religious or non-religious persuasion, are victims of bigoted criminals, victims at the hands of bipedal beasts raised with the patriarchal propaganda and mentality that supposedly the whole world belongs to them, that they are the centre of the world, that a woman has no right to reject them, to say no, or to divorce them, depending on each circumstance that each victim has experienced or is experiencing.
That is why it is imperative that we fight this system, this mentality, because literally and figuratively patriarchy kills. In many cases we see the police’s negligence, perhaps even the reluctance of some police officers to do the obvious, the reasonable thing, in relation to a parallel legal reality, at least until recently, which required first to do harm and then to intervene… I would also like to point out that there are some people who go as far as to compare murders and femicides—acts of violence committed against already living, born human beings—with abortions! Such a comparison is, at the very least, unacceptable and entirely misplaced; the two issues have absolutely nothing to do with each other!
We have also seen some cases more than a few times, of perpetrators being arrested and after a few hours/days walking free, but we have also seen women killers “convicted” of murder/misogyny “going soft” and after a few years in prison being free relatively soon, while their victims are in the ground… Clearly, there are men who are victims of violence and abuse committed by other men—or by women—and no one denies this; these cases are equally serious. However, according to official statistics, most femicides and most murders worldwide are committed by men. Even the majority of men who are murdered are killed by other men. Of course, there are also women who commit crimes against other women, as well as against men and children, and these crimes are equally and fully condemnable. But official figures show that the majority of violent crimes are perpetrated by men. And naturally, any unprovoked violence that is not an act of self-defense is a crime that should be brought to justice—real justice for all victims, not a superficial form of justice.
We must react strongly against all this crime, femininity, all this violence. Let’s not allow any more victimization. Let us know and recognize our abilities, our value and our power, fighting for all the obvious things that should be obvious, but it seems that unfortunately they are not. Always in solidarity with each other, always united without discrimination.