Keira Knightley Gets Domestically Abused
Posted by: Catherine Strawn
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8:45AM, Thursday April 2nd 2009
The British anti-violence charity Women’s Aid just released this PSA starring Keira Knightley and directed by Joe Wright (“Atonement” and “Pride and Prejudice”). “I wanted to take place in this advert for Women’s Aid because while domestic violence exists in ever section of society, we rarely hear about it,” Knightley said. “We may not think we know someone who has experienced domestic violence, but this does not mean that it is not happening.” Beware, because the two-minute video is disturbing—but then so is domestic violence, and maybe we need to be shocked into realizing what’s goes on in some relationships. Rihanna, are you listening? [E News]
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Erin G
wrote on April 2 2009 @ 09:40 am: [report]
Wow…that was very starling and moving. Thank you Keira.
LegalLady
wrote on April 2 2009 @ 11:23 am: [report]
Very well done - it was frightening and real and made me feel a sad and sick for women in these type of relationships.
cattgirl813
wrote on April 2 2009 @ 11:42 am: [report]
How much do you want to bet that ad would not be allowed to air on American TV because of the graphic violence?
retro chic
wrote on April 2 2009 @ 01:05 pm: [report]
@cat, you’re probably right… if they haven’t even let Brit commercials of something as normal as kids farting in a bathtub, they sure as hell won’t go for this household reality, either.
MissJennLynn
wrote on April 28 2009 @ 03:33 pm: [report]
Interesting, isn’t it? Society perpetuates this kind of violence by defining gender roles through various forms of media and then tries to put it stop to it through various forms of media. A bit ironic, no?