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Originally Posted by sixate
My question is: Why is it OK for a woman to hit a man? Because by the responses it seems that, overwhelmingly, most of you feel this way.
This has never even been close to happening to me, but I can honestly say that if a girlfriend of mine would ever start hitting me, and after I hold her to calm down. After I would release her and she hit me again I'll guaranfuckingtee that she would get punched in the face, and the relationship would have been over before I let her go. Wanna act like a man then you should be treated like one. I love how women want to be treated like a man, until it involves something physical.
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I doubt I could react the way sixate has said, but I want to expand on the first point. The inability to hit a woman under any circumstances is sexism. There are women who are dangerously equal or more powerful to their spouses, who may pose a significant threat to them. Just because on average a man will tend to be stronger than a woman does not warrant this kind of of outdated paternalistic bullshit. The reaction must be specific to the situation.
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