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It is important that you understand the wider issues around domestic abuse and the anxiety, fear and other feelings and emotions that may be at play in this case study. Janita is already feeling anxious about issues of race and ethnicity – hence her direct question about whether there are any Black women in the refuge. Ged’s response is one that could be perceived as colour blind and this denial leaves Janita potentially invisible, which in itself is oppressive. Ged may be well-meaning and her comments are possibly borne out of her knowledge of the refuge; however, in the absence of outlining this to Janita, we have to err on the side of caution and interpret her response as dismissive and potentially oppressive.