Christina Aguilera has a voice like no other. Unfortunately, as a young lady, her voice was silenced by domestic violence. In an interview with U.S. Magazine, the singer opened up about her experience with violence in her home, caused by her father. In the U.S. 1 Iin 3 men, 1 in 4 men and more than 3 million children are impacted by domestic violence.
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“It’s a subject that really hits home wth me because I’ve always been pretty vocal and open about my own experiences in witnessing domestic violence in the home and neighboring homes around me, so it was something that was pretty constant in my younger upbringing,” said Christina Aguilera.
Like many Latinas, she says this is a hush-hush subject that no one likes talking about. “It makes people uncomfortable and there’s a lot of shame around it,” she explains. This is why it’s so important for her to share what she’s experienced with domestic violence and at the same time help others.
Aguilera partnered with Hopeline, a prevention and awareness organization for victims of domestic violence. Hopeline and Verizon teamed up to support domestic violence organizations that help prevent, educate and empower victims and survivors.
“Partnering with Verizon is one of the reasons why I love to be in this business — to be able to use my voice and what I’ve been given to give others hope and give them a voice if they’re having a hard time finding it themselves,” she said in an interview with MIMI.
Now that Aguilera is a mother she wants to protect her children from anyone hurting them and wants to create the best quality of life for them. “I definitely knew when I was going to make the decision to have children of my own, that I definitely would do my very best to make sure their environment was safe, that they were emotionally safe and secure because those were the things that I didn’t have growing up.”
This might also be where her love for music started. She turned to music to help her cope through these difficult times. Aguilera used music as therapy, which helped her overcome the difficulties she was experiencing.