Is it okay for a man to ever hit a woman?

Is it okay to hit women?

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i think only if your life is being threatened.. swinging at a woman is excusable. i.e. if she is chasing you with a knife or something and in my opinion in the case of an earlier post of some one getting jumped. then and only then. i am against violence period. me and my one friend mess around and slap at each other but we don't leave marks. its "wrestling style bumps" and no one is ever hurt.. but yeah.. its wrong on both parts to violently swing at a woman or a man.
 
I'd say it's only okay for a man to hit a woman in self-defense. Other than that though, there isn't really any excuse for it.
 
Pretty much what most people have said on here. If a woman is deemed threatening, then go for it. Some women are total freakin' psychos.
 
I believe in normal situations a man should never hit a woman, nor woman hit a man. But for reasons beyond his control and the woman is deemed threatening towards him. I believe the man should be allowed to restrain the woman but by all means of holding her and not hitting her.
 
No and never. A man should never intentionally hurt a woman in any way shape or form. woman are more than just play things or punch bags they are people who deserve respect. Yeah sure there is the flip side, yes woman can sometimes be annoying on somethings but us men are just as annoying in our ways. yes there are slappers in this world who think they are gods gift who lie, cheat and will mess with peoples heads but some men are the same. No matter what the circumstances a man should never ever hit a woman and visa verser.
 
Ultima Snake said:
No and never. A man should never intentionally hurt a woman in any way shape or form. woman are more than just play things or punch bags they are people who deserve respect. Yeah sure there is the flip side, yes woman can sometimes be annoying on somethings but us men are just as annoying in our ways. yes there are slappers in this world who think they are gods gift who lie, cheat and will mess with peoples heads but some men are the same. No matter what the circumstances a man should never ever hit a woman and visa verser.
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This is stupid.

What if some drunk hobo woman entered your home with a gun and there were children in there and you were the only adult present? Would you talk her out of it? Good luck, she's drunk as fuck and probably high on something too. Have fun with your "never ever hit fragile, innocent, pure women" mentality.
 
This is what the real question should be (and it has probably been mentioned before in this thread, but needs to be said again, for I have my own opinion)

Is it ok to hit ANYONE?

Gender should not be a factor AT ALL, we are all human and THAT'S what this question should be based upon. I'm tired of hearing about women or men getting an exclusive "RIGHT" to do something when the only basis of it is gender. I'm PRETTY sure society needs to be moving forward and needs to start treating men and women as PEOPLE and not as exclusive individual gender as men and women.
 
It is totally acceptable under certain dramatic situations, due to their complexity it is hard to list them, but one would have to assume that the woman is putting the health, integrity, or life of the man at serious risk without provocation or justification. Only then, would I hit or even beat a woman. Otherwise , it is complete cowardice to attack anything or anyone else who is presumably much more defenseless than you.
 
It depends on the situation. My philosophy is "If she's big enough to give it, she's big enough to take it."

If a woman hits a man, and bare in mind that she's hit him hard enough to leave a bruise or even break his jaw or something along those lines, then he has every right to hit him back.

There's a fine line between abuse and self defense.
 
H0MO$3XUAL said:
This is what the real question should be (and it has probably been mentioned before in this thread, but needs to be said again, for I have my own opinion)

Is it ok to hit ANYONE?

Gender should not be a factor AT ALL, we are all human and THAT'S what this question should be based upon. I'm tired of hearing about women or men getting an exclusive "RIGHT" to do something when the only basis of it is gender. I'm PRETTY sure society needs to be moving forward and needs to start treating men and women as PEOPLE and not as exclusive individual gender as men and women.
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So you are saying that there should be no acknowledgement of gender differences in any scenario, bar I assume childbirth. In effect ignoring diversity rather than celebrating it. That is a pretty strange mindset, to homogenise gender would be horrifying.
 
H0MO$3XUAL said:
This is what the real question should be (and it has probably been mentioned before in this thread, but needs to be said again, for I have my own opinion)

Is it ok to hit ANYONE?

Gender should not be a factor AT ALL, we are all human and THAT'S what this question should be based upon. I'm tired of hearing about women or men getting an exclusive "RIGHT" to do something when the only basis of it is gender. I'm PRETTY sure society needs to be moving forward and needs to start treating men and women as PEOPLE and not as exclusive individual gender as men and women.
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But there are significant differences between men and women. Men have more muscle mass and are generally much stronger than women, and that's mainly why men hitting women is more serious than a woman hitting a man. If some girls smacks a guy, chances are the guy can counter it or it won't hurt him too badly. Of course it's not like this in every case. And I personally think you shouldn't hit someone unless in self defense. But that's where the difference is; if a woman is coming at a man is it ok to hit her if he is definitely bigger/stronger? If a woman is being a total bitch is it okay to hit her when he is definitely bigger/stronger? There are many factors to consider, so you can't easily rule out gender. There are too many physical and mental differences between them. But most of this I guess has already been said. But I'm gonna put my two cents in anyways because I know everyone wants it! :tori:

Edit: haha I already posted. But it's a reply so I can post again! It's all gooood.
 
1. The question for the poll isn't only omissive, but can be interpreted ambiguously.

2. It's plain obvious that it all depends upon the situation, that this thread only deserves posts of disppointment upon such example of lack of perceptibility.
 
It depends on the situation. If the man is in legitimate threat of being severely hurt or killed....then hell yes. There's also the possibility that the woman is in fact bigger or stronger than the guy (and yeah, it can happen. It may not be the most likely scenario in the world.....but it can happen), and she's invading his personal space or trying to hurt him? Then of course.

Most other circumstances: no.
 
Emmy the Great said:
So you are saying that there should be no acknowledgement of gender differences in any scenario, bar I assume childbirth. In effect ignoring diversity rather than celebrating it. That is a pretty strange mindset, to homogenise gender would be horrifying.
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Not at all! What I meant for that was hitting, not EVERY SINGLE SCENARIO... And using childbirth as an example really isnt fair considering very few men can actually give child birth ;)

Diversity SHOULD be celebrated.
There are instances such as hitting or having/getting a certain job that these things shouldnt be taken into account.
I just dont like that men or women have an exclusive "RIGHT" to things because of there gender and NO OTHER reason...
 
Violence is never an answer to solving a problem. So I say no. If a relationship ends up into a fight, something seriously is wrong.

Back, when I was a kid, I saw this couple, duking it out. The woman was hitting the guy just as hard as the guy was. It was a pretty sad sight. Particularly, because it happened in a public place, a train station. Eventually, the police showed.
 
It's true that in most cases women are not as strong as men, but in cases of physical violence I don't think it should matter who is stronger. Obviously there is no easy answer. In domestic situations I don't think it's ever suitable to hit your partner. Like, ever, no matter how bad the argument is or how much buttons are being pressed. It's hard to say a definite no for all situations (outside of a relationship) though because quite frankly some people deserve to be hit, regardless of their gender and regardless who is doing the hitting. I did vote no in the poll though, because I believe situations like that are very, very rare.
 
So what if women are weaker? If some girl hauls off and punches a man in the face as hard as she can, it's going to hurt. Maybe she's drunk, maybe she's angry, but whatever. She deserves to get hit back. I don't think the guy should beat the shit out of her, but I wouldn't want him to sit there and take it either. Doesn't matter if someone's female or male, if they hit another person, whoever they hit shouldn't just accept it. They should fight back.

I'm definitely in the minority with my vote on this poll (I just checked. 5 "yes" votes out of 67. Hoooo lord.) but I guess part of how I've been raised is to not hit anyone, but if you get hit, hit back. And it's not just because I'm a woman that I've been raised that way, as that's what my family tends to tell my brother as well.

Though, it'd be nice if people just didn't hit each other. That's ideal. :hmmm:
 
Lebreau said:
I've been raised is to not hit anyone, but if you get hit, hit back. And it's not just because I'm a woman that I've been raised that way, as that's what my family tends to tell my brother as well.
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Then shouldn't your answer have been no then? Since it shouldn't be right for anyone to hit anyone else?
 
Sheechiibii said:
Then shouldn't your answer have been no then? Since it shouldn't be right for anyone to hit anyone else?
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No, because if a woman does something to deserve it, a guy should be able to hit her, and so should another woman. I don't know how to clarify what I meant without just repeating myself. Hitting people is bad, but I don't think women are some holy, sacred thing that should not be physically harmed ever. So to answer the poll's question, my answer was "Yes," because the topic asks "Is it okay for a man to ever hit a woman?" and I believe that it is.
 
I've always been the person who thinks violence isn't the answer and I don't believe answering violence with more violence is going to solve anything either. It really isn't about if someone deserves it or not, imo. Man, woman, child, etc... If you can communicate with someone then what's the need for hitting someone?

If you can't manage to communicate with someone then my personal solve is to just walk away. I'd rather avoid confrontation with someone then let them try and get physical with me.
 
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