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Language \u2014 and the way we talk about violence against women and femicide \u2014 matters. Behind language stand concrete images that help the listener or reader make sense of the world: assign roles, connect causes and effects, apply rules, and interpret events.
The language of law, and the way we speak about criminal phenomena such as femicide, requires an additional degree of sensitivity.<\/p>\n
As Judith Butler wrote, language has a performative function. It shapes reality, scripts social roles and responses, but it also mercilessly categorizes people. I deliberately avoid terms such as \u201cbeast\u201d<\/em> or \u201cvictim\u201d<\/em>, as neither truly captures the complexity of femicide. Calling perpetrators beasts<\/em> reinforces the belief that only a monstrous, emotionless stranger could commit such a crime. Similarly, I refrain from using the term victim<\/em>. The word evokes an image from a nature documentary \u2014 a predator chasing down an antelope. None of the women killed deserve to be placed in such a category.<\/p>\n Having worked for years in the field of gender-based violence prevention, I have seen that those affected by violence often strive to move beyond the \u201cvictim role\u201d to regain agency and control over their lives. We should not take that away from them \u2014 even posthumously, when they have lost their lives to violence. Respect for their memory requires a different kind of language.<\/p>\n Polish lawmakers have already taken a step forward by introducing the terms \u201cperson using violence\u201d<\/em> and \u201cperson experiencing violence\u201d<\/em> in legal definitions of domestic abuse. Why not go further and move beyond the beast\u2013victim<\/em> paradigm altogether?<\/p>\n To reach the law, however, we must start with everyday language \u2014 the words ordinary people use when they talk about femicide, and the way the media describe it.<\/p>\n How is femicide currently portrayed in Polish journalism? And is the language truly factual, neutral, and free of stereotypes and judgment?<\/p>\n Language \u2014 and the way we talk about violence against women and femicide \u2014 matters. Behind language stand concrete images that help the listener or reader make sense of the world: assign roles, connect causes and effects, apply rules, and interpret events. As Judith Butler wrote, language has a performative function. It shapes reality, scripts social roles and responses, but it also mercilessly categorizes people.<\/p>\n One of the missions of this project is to raise awareness of how deeply the language used to describe femicide in the public sphere influences our understanding of it \u2014 both through naming gender-based killings of women for what they are, femicides<\/em>, and by being mindful of the words used to refer to perpetrators, victims, and their loved ones.<\/p>\n I deliberately avoid terms such as \u201cbeast\u201d<\/em> or \u201cvictim\u201d<\/em>, as neither truly captures the complexity of femicide. Calling perpetrators beasts<\/em> reinforces the belief that only a monstrous, emotionless stranger could commit such a crime.<\/p>\n Yet, as data from the Polish Femicide Map<\/em> shows, most femicides are committed by men well known to the victim \u2014 partners, ex-partners, or relatives \u2014 driven by strong stimulus (\u201ctriggers\u201d) and acting intentionally.<\/p>\n Similarly, I refrain from using the term victim<\/em>. The word evokes an image from a nature documentary \u2014 a predator chasing down an antelope. None of the women killed deserve to be placed in such a category.<\/p>\n Having worked for years in the field of gender-based violence prevention, I have seen that those affected by violence often strive to move beyond the \u201cvictim role\u201d to regain agency and control over their lives. We should not take that away from them \u2014 even posthumously, when they have lost their lives to violence. Respect for their memory requires a different kind of language.<\/p>\n Polish lawmakers have already taken a step forward by introducing the terms \u201cperson using violence\u201d<\/em> and \u201cperson experiencing violence\u201d<\/em> in legal definitions of domestic abuse. Why not go further and move beyond the beast\u2013victim<\/em> paradigm altogether?<\/p>\n To reach the law, however, we must start with everyday language \u2014 the words ordinary people use when they talk about femicide, and the way the media describe it.<\/p>\n How is femicide currently portrayed in Polish journalism? And is the language truly factual, neutral, and free of stereotypes and judgment?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The forthcoming report \u201cFemicide in the Polish Press (2017\u20132023)\u201d offers an in-depth examination of journalistic discourse, highlighting best practices and recurring shortcomings in the coverage of femicide and violence against women in Poland.<\/p>\n Below are selected examples from press coverage of femicide in Poland.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”fullwidthrow pac_drh_tab_col_one” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”18px||30px||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”1%” pac_drh_column_numbers_tablet=”pac_drh_tab_col_two” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.33)” custom_padding=”30px|20px|20px|30px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”1″ content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h6″ header_font=”Manrope|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.88)” header_font_size=”29px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Inter||||||||” body_text_color=”#231F20″ body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”left” custom_padding_tablet=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_css_free_form=”selector h3 {|| font-size:24px;|| font-family: ‘Manrope’, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;|| font-weight: 800;|| letter-spacing: -0.04em;|| line-height: 1.1em;||}” custom_css_blurb_title=”position: absolute;||left:-48px;||top:-40px;||z-index:-1 !important;||width:40px;||height:40px;||border-radius: 100%;||background:#EB2127;||padding:2px 5px;” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_blurb_title_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_css_blurb_title_tablet=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” custom_css_blurb_title_phone=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cHe killed his wife and went to eat dumplings.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.33)” custom_padding=”30px|20px|20px|30px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”2″ content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h6″ header_font=”Manrope|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.88)” header_font_size=”29px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Inter||||||||” body_text_color=”#231F20″ body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”left” custom_padding_tablet=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_css_free_form=”selector h3 {|| font-size:24px;|| font-family: ‘Manrope’, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;|| font-weight: 800;|| letter-spacing: -0.04em;|| line-height: 1.1em;||}” custom_css_blurb_title=”position: absolute;||left:-48px;||top:-40px;||z-index:-1 !important;||width:40px;||height:40px;||border-radius: 100%;||background:#EB2127;||padding:2px 5px;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_blurb_title_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_css_blurb_title_tablet=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” custom_css_blurb_title_phone=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cHe chopped up his wife in front of the children. A horror at the barbecue.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”fullwidthrow pac_drh_tab_col_one” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”18px||30px||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”1%” pac_drh_column_numbers_tablet=”pac_drh_tab_col_two” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.33)” custom_padding=”30px|20px|20px|30px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”3″ content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h6″ header_font=”Manrope|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.88)” header_font_size=”29px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Inter||||||||” body_text_color=”#231F20″ body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”left” custom_padding_tablet=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_css_free_form=”selector h3 {|| font-size:24px;|| font-family: ‘Manrope’, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;|| font-weight: 800;|| letter-spacing: -0.04em;|| line-height: 1.1em;||}” custom_css_blurb_title=”position: absolute;||left:-48px;||top:-40px;||z-index:-1 !important;||width:40px;||height:40px;||border-radius: 100%;||background:#EB2127;||padding:2px 5px;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_blurb_title_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_css_blurb_title_tablet=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” custom_css_blurb_title_phone=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cShocking. Krystian brutally murdered his beautiful wife. He burned her body, then covered it with soil and garbage.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.33)” custom_padding=”30px|20px|20px|30px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”4″ content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h6″ header_font=”Manrope|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.88)” header_font_size=”29px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Inter||||||||” body_text_color=”#231F20″ body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”left” custom_padding_tablet=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_css_free_form=”selector h3 {|| font-size:24px;|| font-family: ‘Manrope’, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;|| font-weight: 800;|| letter-spacing: -0.04em;|| line-height: 1.1em;||}” custom_css_blurb_title=”position: absolute;||left:-48px;||top:-40px;||z-index:-1 !important;||width:40px;||height:40px;||border-radius: 100%;||background:#EB2127;||padding:2px 5px;” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_blurb_title_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_css_blurb_title_tablet=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” custom_css_blurb_title_phone=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cHe killed his wife in front of their grandson. It was a mad love.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”fullwidthrow pac_drh_tab_col_one” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”18px||30px||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”1%” pac_drh_column_numbers_tablet=”pac_drh_tab_col_two” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.33)” custom_padding=”30px|20px|20px|30px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”5″ content_max_width=”1100px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h6″ header_font=”Manrope|800|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.88)” header_font_size=”29px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Inter||||||||” body_text_color=”#231F20″ body_font_size=”17px” body_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”left” custom_padding_tablet=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_css_free_form=”selector h3 {|| font-size:24px;|| font-family: ‘Manrope’, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;|| font-weight: 800;|| letter-spacing: -0.04em;|| line-height: 1.1em;||}” custom_css_blurb_title=”position: absolute;||left:-48px;||top:-40px;||z-index:-1 !important;||width:40px;||height:40px;||border-radius: 100%;||background:#EB2127;||padding:2px 5px;” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_blurb_title_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_css_blurb_title_tablet=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” custom_css_blurb_title_phone=” font-size: clamp(60px, 5vw, 80px) !important;||position: absolute;||left:5px;||top:-10px;||z-index:-1 !important;” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cExplosion in Bia\u0142ystok. A so-called extended suicide occurred on Kasztanowa Street.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”fullwidthrow pac_drh_tab_col_one” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1200px” custom_margin=”2px|auto|-9px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”72px||22px||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”1%” pac_drh_column_numbers_tablet=”pac_drh_tab_col_two” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Inter||||||||” text_text_color=”#231F20″ text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”||||on|||#EB2127|” link_text_color=”#231F20″ link_line_height=”1.2em” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”Manrope|600|||||||” header_text_color=”#231F20″ header_font_size=”85px” header_2_font=”Manrope|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#231F20″ header_2_letter_spacing=”-0.04em” header_2_line_height=”1.1em” header_3_font=”Manrope|800|on||||||” header_3_text_color=”#231F20″ header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_letter_spacing=”-0.04em” header_3_line_height=”1.6em” background_image=”https:\/\/femicideinpoland.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/double-quotes.svg” background_size=”custom” background_image_width=”4vw” background_position=”top_left” background_horizontal_offset=”0%” background_vertical_offset=”4%” max_width=”845px” custom_margin=”||21px||false|false” custom_padding=”17px|||5vw|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”17px|||5vw|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”17px|5%||49px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”32px” header_2_font_size_phone=”28px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”20px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” background_last_edited=”on|phone” background_image_width_phone=”36px” background_horizontal_offset_phone=”1%” background_vertical_offset_phone=”3%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_main_element_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element_phone=”background-position: left top 4% !important;”]<\/p>\n Margaret Atwood<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Matter of Linguistic Sensitivity Language \u2014 and the way we talk about violence against women and femicide \u2014 matters. 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One of the missions of this project is to raise awareness of how deeply the language used to describe femicide in the public sphere influences our understanding of it \u2014 both through naming gender-based killings of women for what they are, femicides<\/em>, and by being mindful of the words used to refer to perpetrators, victims, and their loved ones.<\/p>\n
Yet, as data from the Polish Femicide Map<\/em> shows, most femicides are committed by men well known to the victim \u2014 partners, ex-partners, or relatives \u2014 driven by strong stimulus (\u201ctriggers\u201d) and acting intentionally.<\/p>\n
The language of law, and the way we speak about criminal phenomena such as femicide, requires an additional degree of sensitivity.<\/p>\nTrivialization<\/h3>\n
Macabre Framing<\/h3>\n
Excessive Sensationalism<\/h3>\n
Romanticization and Neutralization of the Crime<\/h3>\n
Stigmatization, Terminological Errors, and Dehumanization of Victims<\/h3>\n
Ten strach. M\u0119\u017cczy\u017ani boj\u0105 si\u0119, \u017ce kobiety b\u0119d\u0105 si\u0119 z nich \u015bmia\u0107. Kobiety boj\u0105 si\u0119, \u017ce m\u0119\u017cczy\u017ani je zabij\u0105<\/h3>\n