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kudo

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Joined: Sep. 3 2009

gender violence within flamenco comm...

my friend who is a well-known flamenco dancer in argentina, Alicia Fiuri, she was brutally beaten by her ex-bf a gypsy singer/percussionist (whom i met only once)...im so shocked,sad, devastated and angry... the worst part is that the police released him from jail hours later ( i heard that the gitano community there helped get him out by paying money)

a news article just came out: with picture
http://www.perfil.com/policia/Bailarina-argentina-sufrio-una-brutal-golpiza-de-su-expareja-20130609-0089.html

it seemed that he had the intention of killing her, and im afraid that he would go back after her!!

I just do not understand why this happened?? why does gender violence exist?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 10 2013 15:32:27

Sean

Posts: 672
Joined: Jan. 20 2011
From: Canada

RE: gender violence within flamenco ... (in reply to kudo)

Sad story, my heart goes out to her.
Drinking tends to be used as a excuse for such horrific behaviour, but I can assure you any man who beats a woman while drunk, also at least seriously contemplates it sober.
He is obviously someone who cannot control his anger, and will remain a danger to her until he learns to move on without her.

Apologies for insinuating he is in any way a man.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 10 2013 15:54:17

Morante

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Joined: Nov. 21 2010

RE: gender violence within flamenco ... (in reply to kudo)

It appears that you do not understand the gitano culture. Although it is changing, slowly,in Andalucía, gitanas leave school early, marry as soon as 14, have children and spend time looking after then, helped by the mother , while the father, probably 16 years old, goes out drinking, snorting coke and chasing pibas with his friends.

I have seen it all and violence is accepted as a right, something for the chattel to endure. This is the other cara of flamenco culture

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 10 2013 16:18:01

FredGuitarraOle

Posts: 898
Joined: Dec. 6 2012
From: Lisboa, Portugal

RE: gender violence within flamenco ... (in reply to kudo)

Sorry to hear that Kudo, I hope your friend is able to overcome this, if that's even possible. How can a woman sleep at night after such a thing...

I hate f*cking pieces of sh*t like this f*cking assh*le!

Unfortunately, sh*t like this happens everyday... and not only with gypsies...

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Although it is changing, slowly,in Andalucía, gitanas leave school early, marry as soon as 14, have children and spend time looking after then, helped by the mother , while the father, probably 16 years old, goes out drinking, snorting coke and chasing pibas with his friends.

So true... and not only in Andalucía...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 10 2013 16:45:09

Elie

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Joined: Apr. 10 2010

RE: gender violence within flamenco ... (in reply to kudo)

i remember seeing this on fb before
well its f*cked up

sorry man, I hope she's doing well now

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 10 2013 17:13:16

kudo

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Joined: Sep. 3 2009

RE: gender violence within flamenco ... (in reply to kudo)

... and here is the thing, she cant work for a while now because of her injuries.

thats the bad side about doing something for a living that requires the physical use of the body to actually make a living..so if a guitarist loses fingers due to some accident, its all over..

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 10 2013 20:11:35

Erik van Goch

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Joined: Jul. 17 2012
From: Netherlands

RE: gender violence within flamenco ... (in reply to kudo)

Indeed a sad story....hate assh*les like that.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 10 2013 20:26:46

edguerin

Posts: 1589
Joined: Dec. 24 2007
From: Siegburg, Alemania

RE: gender violence within flamenco ... (in reply to kudo)

quote:

seriously contemplates it sober

I doubt that. To me "seriously contemplating" would involve conscious, rational thinking, which isn't involved IMO. This is just impulsive behavior and brainless lack of control...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 11 2013 7:31:04

LaVaquera

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Joined: Jun. 2 2013
From: South East USA for now

RE: gender violence within flamenco ... (in reply to Morante)

I deal with this quite frequently with my Latin American clients. The woman gets a double whammy when her sole source of economic support gets deported. So sad.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 11 2013 17:58:13