By now we have all seen or heard the play by play of the leaked elevator footage showing Janay Palmer Rice being punched and knocked unconscious by her then fiancé, now husband, NFL Baltimore Ravens running back, Ray Rice.
October is highly recognized with the power of pink for Breast Cancer Awareness but that isn’t the only cause worth your attention this month. October claims another yet another national awareness yet worthy cause for the color purple, for Domestic Violence Awareness month.
The video was released by TMZ on September 8. Ray Rice’s NFL contract was terminated by the Ravens on the same date following the release of an additional video of the incident. He is suspended indefinitely from the National Football League.
In the time since the footage leaked, many discussions are happening: how should the NFL handle domestic violence? Why is Janay Rice standing by her man?
It’s quite interesting that during the month of October, the NFL is promoting breast cancer awareness but overlooking domestic violence. The NFL still reigns as the No.1 most-watched sport in the United States. A reported 205 million unique television viewers tune in for the weekly Sunday games.
The prominent controversy forces the NFL to take a stand on domestic violence issues. What if during every NFL game, a public announcement was made regarding domestic violence for all the 205 million viewers at some point during the game?
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Janay Rice posted a statement on her Instagram account the day following the video release. She said, “reality is a nightmare in itself” and criticized the media for causing pain to her family. “To make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret everyday is a horrible thing,” she wrote.
Behind closed doors, I hope all is well in the Rice household especially for Janay, considering that she has to live with now unemployed NFL player husband, Ray Rice. My prayer is that they both seek counseling to allow purple power education to allow them to live together as a family.