澳大利亚政治人物保琳·汉森在电台节目中就家庭暴力问题的表述引发广泛争议。她在周三对电台4BC表示，"这是错误的，但这也是一条双向街道"[1]。
多位活动人士和受害者倡导者随即指控汉森进行受害者指责。布列塔尼·希金斯在社交媒体发文称："'相互虐待'、'双向街道'、'离开就行'——当已有38名澳大利亚妇女死于杀害妇女罪时，这种关于家庭暴力的受害者指责修辞的正常化是令人震惊的。"[1]
非营利组织妇女与女孩紧急救援中心的首席执行官妮可·亚德将汉森的言论称为"令人厌恶和可耻的"[1]。
塔朗·查瓦拉分享了他个人的经历，称其妹妹尼基塔在2015年时因伴侣嫉妒而被谋杀，时年23岁[1]。
这不是汉森首次就家庭暴力话题引发争议。她曾在2019年主张对家庭法院系统进行调查[1]，并在2017年的参议院发言中提到其儿子遭遇了"不合理的"家暴指控[1]。
Australian political figure Pauline Hanson has drawn sharp condemnation from activists and victim advocates after characterizing domestic violence as "a two-way street" during a radio interview. [1]
Speaking to radio station 4BC on Wednesday, Hanson stated: "It is wrong but it's also a two-way street." [1] The remarks sparked immediate backlash on social media, with domestic violence survivor and advocate Brittany Higgins accusing Hanson of victim-blaming. [1] Higgins posted: "'Mutual abuse', 'two way street', 'just leave' – normalising this victim blaming rhetoric in relation to domestic violence when 38 Australian women have already been lost to femicide is atrocious." [1]
The controversy reflects broader concerns about language that obscures the gendered nature of domestic violence. Nicole Yade, chief executive of the Women's and Girls' Emergency Centre, described Hanson's comments as "vile and shameful." [1]
Tarang Chawla, whose sister Nikita was murdered by her partner in 2015 at age 23 due to his jealousy, also condemned the remarks. [1]
Hanson has previously taken positions on family violence issues. In 2019, she advocated for an inquiry into the family court system, and in 2017, she raised concerns in the Senate about her son facing what she characterized as "unreasonable" domestic violence allegations. [1]