I have no particular interest in the characters Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. However, they have performed an important public service and as a result of the live-streaming of their recent defamation trial, it is now possible to have a more intelligent and informed conversation on the subject of intimate partner violence IPV. Also in… Continue reading Johnny Depp v Amber Heard – Useful Reading
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Depp v. Heard and The Myth of Male Power
Critical Theory is the thought system that makes toxic feminism, toxic. According to that theory, knowledge is socially constructed and the narratives of the most powerful are what constitute accepted knowledge or truth. This means that proponents Critical Theory have to be able to divine power relations in society and in this regard they behave… Continue reading Depp v. Heard and The Myth of Male Power
Amber Heard v Johnny Depp
So far, on this blog, I have avoided the subject of domestic violence. I am fortunate enough never to have experienced or witnessed that crime. However, I have always been suspicious of the narrative of universal male malfeasance and female victimhood promoted in large parts of the media. The situation is likely to be more… Continue reading Amber Heard v Johnny Depp