Is there any circumstance where a man is justified or allowed to hit a woman?
I will give my answer/opinion later. I want to know what you guys think.
P.S. We have an interesting post on "Husband Beater" on Blog(s)Ville GisT. Stop by and tell us what you think.
Here's what I think. I think if a woman raises her hand and slaps a man, he is within his right to slap her back. Yes, we all know there is a double standard around that and it is socially unacceptable for a man to hit a woman. At the same time, we all look the other way when women hit men and they do it all the time. Slaps (sometimes in public) seem to be the preferred choice of attack. Oh, he's looking at another woman while with me, how disrespectful. Slap! and prances off in dignified anger, that's if she doesn't pour her drink over him first.
The point of that example was just to illustrate how trivial the reason for the slap can be sometimes. Meanwhile some women who are the devil's direct spawn can drive a man crazy and he dare not lift a finger and touch her. I think the women who are prone to those violent outbursts know that it is not acceptable for a man to hit them so some of them take it and run with it. I think this is one double standard that is in our "favor" and some women abuse it. I don't support or condone domestic violence in any way shape or form but i think if you as a woman for whether reason raises your hand and slaps a man and he slaps you back, you really don't have any leg to stand on. You totally asked for it. What if his slap is more painful because there's more force behind it? Good for you. No be you first slap am? Maybe next time you will think twice before hitting someone.
Now if the guy takes it a step further and beats you up....that is a whole nother story. That should be the end of that relationship in my book, especially if you guys are still dating. No need to work on that relationship.
Like i said earlier, i don't support domestic violence AT ALL. There should be no hitting going on in the first place. Resolve your issues verbally, not physically!!!! But i think that chic in the video deserved that slap she got. I really do!
BOTH FEMALES OR MALES HAVE NO REASON WHATSOEVER TO HIT EACH OTHER.. IF PROVOKED, THEY SHOULD GET OUT OF THERE BUT IF ONE ATTACKS FIRST WITH A DANGEROUS OBJECT LIKE KNIFE, BROKEN BOTTLE, CHAIR, THEN, THE OTHER MUST ACT OUT OF DEFENSE!....it's not BLACK OR WHITE madame sting..there is a little grey in btw!
ReplyDeleteAgree with NG that neither should hit.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I would expect a guy to walk away...
Exactly!
ReplyDeleteNo one should be lifting hands to hit people. For why?
I can't sit here and call anything black or white but men really should try to restrain themselves from hitting, beating, slapping, cursing, verbal abuse, etc...
...and women too.
It can never be justified. A man should never ever place his hands on a woman, even when she hits first. The only exception would be in the case of self-defense.
ReplyDeleteAlthough people should generally refrain from hitting each other, men should not hit women back even if the woman hits first (unless it is an actual life threatening situation or a situation that might actually result in grave bodily harm to the man).
ReplyDeleteSocially it is sexist to say that it is okay for women to hit men but not for men to hit back.
However, by rule of generality (in other words this is one of those situations in which generalisations are very important), the average healthy able bodied man has on average more muscle mass and more muscular strength than the average woman.
As a result, even if the actions are identical (woman slaps, man slaps), the energy payload is not the same - the average woman will suffer more damage on average from a hit from a man than the average man will suffer from a hit from a woman.
So the short form is, men should generally not hit women for any reason except those stated above.
I agree with Sugabelly 100%. No one should hit. Self defence is necessary, then again I think most men can selfdefend without beating a woman...
ReplyDeleteI've missed your interesting posts, wit and sharings from your life MADAME Sting, consider me returned :-) Now I do hope you remember me!
No one should hit first or hit back, male or female. Two wrongs don't make a right.
ReplyDeleteSelf defense does not have to involve physical violence. Flee...
no one should hit the other.. true.
ReplyDeleteimpressed by the treatment that guy got for retaliating though.