On November 23rd 2016 Moroccan channel 2M released a make-up tutorial, showing women how they can hide the bruises on their faces - the results of domestic violence.
“We hope these beauty tips will help you carry on with your daily life”, the host said at the end of the segment, broadcast on 23 November – two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The tutorial was widely criticised, hundreds of women signed a petition demanding an apology and sanctions against the station, believing it's insulting for women to be told to deal with domestic violence by covering it up. People tweeted, saying they were left speechless by some sections of the video.
This is the original tutorial below, unfortunately, without subtitles, however some of the Moroccan host's phrases have been translated to English, for example:
'It's a subject we shouldn't talk about, but unfortunately that's what it is. We hope that these beauty tips help you carry on with your normal life'.
'Use foundation with yellow in it. If you use the white one, your red punch marks will always show'.
'After the beating, this part is still sensitive, so don't press'.
'Make sure to use loose powder to fix the make-up, so if you have to work throughout the day, the bruises don't show'.
The original video from 2M channel.
“We hope these beauty tips will help you carry on with your daily life”, the host said at the end of the segment, broadcast on 23 November – two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The tutorial was widely criticised, hundreds of women signed a petition demanding an apology and sanctions against the station, believing it's insulting for women to be told to deal with domestic violence by covering it up. People tweeted, saying they were left speechless by some sections of the video.
This is the original tutorial below, unfortunately, without subtitles, however some of the Moroccan host's phrases have been translated to English, for example:
'It's a subject we shouldn't talk about, but unfortunately that's what it is. We hope that these beauty tips help you carry on with your normal life'.
'Use foundation with yellow in it. If you use the white one, your red punch marks will always show'.
'After the beating, this part is still sensitive, so don't press'.
'Make sure to use loose powder to fix the make-up, so if you have to work throughout the day, the bruises don't show'.
The original video from 2M channel.
And this is a news review from 'The Young Turks' YouTube channel, where both hosts criticise the make-up tutorial, saying that it's not the way we should tackle the problem of domestic violence.
Seeing that was an unpleasant shock for me. Of course I knew that domestic violence is still a big problem in many countries and religions nowadays, because I've researched into this subject previously, however, I didn't think there are people, especially women, who treat this sensitive topic in this way - by choosing to hide it and stay silent.
And, of course, the channel made a mistake introducing such tutorial, in my opinion. These women should be told about how to fight against violence, how to protect themselves both physically and mentally, how to be stronger, but not how to hide and be afraid - it's ridiculous!
People shouldn't feel uncomfortable talking about domestic violence. People should talk about it openly, because there so many women (and men) suffering from it - we have to find a solution.
In that way, this unpleasant event was an inspiration for me in terms of making our thriller, as it caused a will to know more about the topic we are filming about - domestic abuse.
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