Is a guy allowed to hit a girl?

Question

This is an opinion question, no one is wrong. But support your arguement, and I will choose it as the best one.

If a girl hits a guy, is he allowed to hit her back? I mean, women want equality (feminism) in all things. Why is it so wrong for a guy to hit a girl back, when everyone is supposed to be equal. Yes, some guys are bigger and stronger than girls, but I have also seen some tiny men and huge women. My point is, if women want equality in all things, this should be included. I personally think its wrong for anyone to hit anyone, but a guy hitting a girl should not be considered worse than a girl hitting a guy, and vice versa. What is your opinion?

Answer 1

If a female hits a male, it is not particularly unusual that that male would feel angered and quite possibly feel pain. That said, while reciprocal violence is not the BEST solution, or probably even a good one, I do not believe it should be considered so negative and offensive. Real ladies do not hit other people; neither do real gentlemen. The exception to this rule comes when they are in a dangerous (life-threatening) situation. IF, however, one is hit by another, "eye for an eye" should probably not be punished. (Disputes should be handled with as little government/authority intervention as possible in my opinion.)

The disparity in strength is generally not very extreme either, so certain complaints by the initiator who is attacked with reciprocal violence are generally unfair.

The "you can't hit a girl" concept originated when women had fewer freedoms (and from the viewpoint of quite a majority, better morals) and was an affirmation of their status as a beautiful but physically weaker compliment. Since the "equality" movement has sought to abolish gender roles, specific notions such as this should also be abolished. It is not just for one party to keep benefits and avoid responsibilities.

With all the garbage above, my basic point is, while nobody should use physical aggression, reciprocal violence in a case of a"stronger" recipient and a "weaker" initiator is not some grievous offense on the part of the "stronger" individual. If one person is expected to refrain from violence, so too should another, and dual displays of violence should NOT result in disciplinary action for just one individual. If anything, the initiator of the violence should be held more responsible for conflict.

Sorry if I went around in circles; I figure I probably did.

Answer 2

While I do think it's better not to hit at all, I don't see why that stereotype even exists. Anyone who's put in a situation where they are physically abused or in danger has the right to defend themselves. I mean if a girl hits you - for real, like punches you in the face not one of those little girly slap fight situations hit her! Why wouldn't you? If a guy did it you would knock him one... it's only fair. The issue I think lies in what is really going on. If you're twice the size of the female and she slaps you, grab her arms and make it clear that she will not touch you again, push her away or something. If a girl really hits you I think a man has every right to hit her back. She knew what she was doing and she should be ready to accept the consequences for her actions. It's a ridiculous double standard. You don't have to punch her in the nose or anything but you should defend yourself if the situation is serious. What sucks about it is that alot of girls who will actually "attack" a guy are the same ones who will call the police when they get shoved across the room. It's crap. If a girl or guy hit me I would hit them back so why can't everyone defend themselves in the same right? Men generally tend to be physically stronger in the upperbody than women (although this is not always true!) and that's where alot of this comes from. People think a man will automatically retaliate harder than the woman. This may be so, but if it is a serious situation you get one hit retaliation by law, so knock her out! lol jk I think it's ridiculous that it would be "ok" for the girl to hit the guy but not vice versa. Everyone should not be hitting each other but you also have the right to defend yourself regardless of gender.

Answer 3

Only in self defense, as a last resort. I don't think any guy should just stand there and allow himself to be pummeled just because the other person's a female. The taboo against striking women is a legacy of our past history of chivalry, and is usually silently enforced among men by other men. It does seem somewhat odd and out of place in an era where women like to act tough (grrrrls) and claim to be men's equals in that regard - I think most of that is just talk though, most of these so called tough girls would get their clocks cleaned if a guy actually called them on it

I guess I'm sort of old-fashioned in this regard, I don't think that men should ever hit women, (with the one exception I mentioned) but at the same time I don't think that women should take unfair advantage of that. Nobody should ever hit anyone, in an ideal world, talk out your differences I say

Answer 4

Had a couple girlfriends that would be set off by something and decide to take a swing. It was very frustrating for them to find me no longer standing in the spot they punch towards. I have not met any woman that does not telegraph that sentiment at least two days before the punch is thrown.
How could I call them equal, when they were already beat by words and felt the need to answer with a punch?
I did eventually find a woman equal to me. I call her my wife. Her and I have only had three disagreements in the 15 years we have been together. And they only required words to problem solve. My wife has told me that if a woman throws a punch, she is looking to be treated like a man. I say they are easy to restrain and if I ever have to throw a punch at a woman it will be a dire necessity. A last resort. So far that has not happened.

Answer 5

Okay, this is the way I look at it. One has the right, and I would even say responsibility, to defend oneself. But that means only doing so much as is necessary to get yourself out of a dangerous situation. (The law, BTW, also states this.) So, if a person slaps you, you do not have the right to ball up your fist and start pounding them in the face...that is excessive. YOU would be arrested...and rightfully so. So it depends on the threat posed by the person who "hits first" (assuming no weapon is involved) and how easily the person threatened can escape harm. I would say ANYONE (male or female) taking advantage of their larger body size to cause harm to a weaker person is wrong, and I believe any woman who takes advantage of the "men don't hit women" social bias to hit a man is also very wrong.

Answer 6

In my opinion it should be equal. Say theres a guy who beats his wife for no apparent reason, why yes thats wrong and should be in trouble for it. Same opinion for a girl. We're not meant to be beaten in either sex. What makes it any different? You're still getting hit. Abuse is Abuse. If you hate the person that much get the hell away from them.. ya know?! Its sad when anyone hits anyone. I wouldn't hit her back as to the fight would just escalate and cause for drama and legal trouble for you later. If you absolutely cannot get him/her off of you, and I mean this for both sexes, you do have the right for self defense. It shouldn't matter. My opinion is if you get hit get smart call the cops and stay away from the situation.

Answer 7

Depends on the relationship between the man and woman.

If a woman slaps you once you probably did something to deserve it, so just leave it at that and walk away.

If she punches you or keeps hitting you, then hit her back in defense, just know where to draw the line. The law will certainly not be on your side, just keep that in mind.

So, no, there's nothing wrong with hitting a woman. If she's tough enough to hit you first, then she should be tough enough to defend herself. It's a risk she's taking when she decides to hit you.

Answer 8

If you are going to swing like a man. Expect to get hit like a man. And size has nothing to do with it. If I hit a guy that is bigger than me I would expect to get hit back. Personally I think you should be allowed to knock the piss out of girls. No reason required.

Answer 9

I believe that no one should be hitting each other, whether it be male/male, female/female, female/male or male/female. BUT if a female were to hit a male, and the male could not just walk away for some reason or other, then he should be able to hit her back to protect himself. I believe the only way a male should get away with hitting a female is for self defense, and the only way a female should get away with hitting a male is for the same reason.

Answer 10

I see no reason why anyone has to hit each other. Can arguments not be resolved with words? Why should it have to come to blows?

That being said, if I decked a guy in the face (And threw the first punch), I'd expect him to hit me back. Actually, I'd expect his nose would be broken... but if my aim was poor, or he was quick enough to block, I'd certainly deserve the same treatment.

And if he hit me first, he'd be brought up on assault charges.