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Originally Posted by KinkyKiwi
oh and i also...whats wrong with just restraining a woman (or smaller man) untill he/she has calmed down..or just ..i dunno..leaving?
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Well if they're weaker (and women typically, but not always, are) then I definitely think you should just walk away, or failing that, restrain them (I used to do that to my brother when we fought, by sitting on him
and no I'm not fat). However, I want to present you with a hypothetical situation (since you said a man should NEVER hit a woman):
Bertha is a 175 lb, 5'4" wrestler. She is intimately involved with Frederick, a 160 lb, 5'10" accountant. Bertha has a bit of an aggression issue due to the supplements she takes, and when she gets in a fight with Frederick, because he hasn't touched his meatloaf, she backhands him. Frederick, reeling, tries to walk away. She comes in and attacks again. He tries to run. She's faster.
What should Frederick do? He can't outrun her, he can't restrain her, and he's running out of options.
I understand your opinion that women should never be hit by a man. However, this viewpoint is detrimental. Firstly, even with this social taboo, men are stilling hitting women; hence, it does not work. Secondly, it gives women a victim mentality when it comes to physical violence. They also do not expect it, because everyone
knows not to hit a woman, right? When you get physical with a man, you know he's likely to hit back if you are also a man. With women, they don't expect you to actually fight back aside from restraining, which means that if they do get hit, they are completely uprepared and can suffer harsher injuries, not to mention have a higher probability of getting into fights that they otherwise would avoid.