I think this is a serious question that mothers and fathers need to address with their chidren. Contrary to the belief of radical feminists like Rio Madrea, there is a difference between boys hitting girls and boys hitting boys.
Again, it will offend the radical feminists, but the fact is that an average size guy like myself (5'11 185 lbs in decent shape) is stronger than 98% of woman. And even that 2% who are stronger are not going to seriously endanger me unless they have a weapon. So if a woman gets in my face and wants to fight, I walk away or if she lunges at me, I simply subdue her w/o striking her. So there really is no excuse for an average size guy to hit a girl, no matter what she does. But if a guy gets in my face and wants to fight, I have every right to hit him and teach the punk a lesson.
2007-11-02 10:43:16 · 15 answers · asked by mcentee34 2 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I think woman should be taught never to provoke or threaten to fight men. First, if they do so, there is a good chance they will get hurt. Second, its not fair to the guy b/c even though there is no excuse to ever hit the woman, human nature, including insecurity, makes it difficult to listen to someone question your toughness/manhood.
2007-11-02 10:44:40 · update #1
Rio,
the point is that if you are average size guy, a woman is not going to hurt you. Yes, there are probably a handful of woman who could hurt an average size guy. But the chances of ever encountering such a woman in a crazed state is less likely than me winning the lottery.
So I think its better to teach boys never to hit girls b/c the chances of ever having to use self defense are almost non-existant.
2007-11-02 10:57:24 · update #2
I honestly believe that if a woman thinks she is tough enough to try and fight a man twice her size than she deserves a good punch. I'm not saying beat her senseless or anything but most women that provoke a man to fight depend on the assumption that she won't get hit back and can get away with it. It's not right.
2007-11-02 10:53:53 · answer #1 · answered by Crackers 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it's that "radical" to suggest that people simply refrain from hitting one another. Yes, perhaps the average man can do more damage than the average woman. That doesn't mean women should hit men.
If someone is "getting in your face and want to fight," that might be another story. Self defense might be necessary, if it's not the type of situation you can just walk away from.
I would teach my children, male or female, the same thing. Don't hit people. In a tense situation, walk away whenever possible. Violence is only OK when absolutely necessary for self defense.
2007-11-02 12:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by Priscilla B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The easy way would be if no one hit anyone else.
In reality I believe in self defense, but also keeping in mind that in this type of situation if the woman didn't do damage and you did then she's not the one that would get in trouble.
EDIT-"But the chances of ever encountering such a woman in a crazed state is less likely than me winning the lottery."
That's a horribly exaggerated statement..
2007-11-02 10:48:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would like to ask you if you would be more likely to hit a larger woman than someone who is smaller if she did try to pick a fight with you. I'm fully as tall as you are and weigh within 10 pounds of you. In other words, I can fight back. I won't go out of my way to pick a fight with anyone but I will stand up for myself if someone tries to do something like that with me.
2007-11-02 15:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a mother of a son, I think it's a good idea to teach boys and girls not to hit anyone, regardless of gender or situation. Violence is never called for. I don't see how this is even a gendered topic.
2007-11-02 12:28:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A gentleman should never raise his hand to a lady.
That being said, any woman who raises a closed fist towards a man is no lady, and response in kind is not unreasonable.
That being said, a man who insults a woman, directly or indirectly deserves to have his eyes crossed with a healthy open handed slap across the face.
2007-11-02 11:08:46 · answer #6 · answered by stanmann 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe it is. Hitting anyone is just wrong. If you teach little boys hitting girls is wrong than your saying that its ok to hit boys but if you have to hit in self defense thats a different story. Send the message that hitting is wrong regardless but if you have to use self defense then you resort to hitting etc...
2007-11-02 10:53:40 · answer #7 · answered by Mia 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm NOT a radical.
An errant slap doesn't justify a punch, if that's what you think I meant, but in the event that the woman really is hurting you, it's OK to hurt her back.
EDIT: So what are those boys supposed to do when a woman like that does appear? They aren't stupid enough to be unable to know when and when not to fight back.
2007-11-02 10:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I will teach my children, both boys and girls, that anger is a normal feeling to have, but it is not okay to hit other human beings, or destroy property. They will be punished accordingly and be taught other methods to cope with their angry feelings.
2007-11-02 11:56:44 · answer #9 · answered by brwneyes 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey that's BS! I f a bit** gets in my face and acts like she wants to take a swing at me I will flat knock her out.
Got that ladies? You hit a guy first and he has every right to beat the snot out of you.
2007-11-02 13:06:47 · answer #10 · answered by American Avatar 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋