Don't hit a girl?

[shootthebandit]

I dont think its ever right to hit anyone else whether they are a woman or a man except in self-defense

 

[ClockworkPenguin]

I don't hit people at all (beyond playful jabs to the arm to friends).

I have never been in a fight, although I was punched in the face once at school. The kid just walked away afterwards and then I reported the assault to a teacher. I can't see how retaliating would have helped except to escalate that situation.

Of course, if someone was just trying to beat the shit out of me then I would do what I could to end the fight as quickly as possible, but that would largely involve trying to escape rather than actually winning the fight. The gender of the assailant doesn't really come into it.

 

[Shadowstar38]

misinterpreted a blowjob.

I want to ask but I really don't.

She didn't warn me beforehand. Was more of a reflex than anything else.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

If someone does something that would make me want to punch them in the face then they've either harmed me or someone I care about, in which case I don't care about Race, Gender, Age or anything, I'll harm them right back... Unless they have a weapon, then, regardless of Race, Gender, Age or anything I will run the fuck away.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

Realistically, no one should be hitting anyone for any reason other than self-defense or perhaps in the defense of someone else in an extreme moment (situations to be assessed individually). Then again, I've never been in a fight or have even gotten into an argument heated enough to warrant hitting. I usually just leave and rant about stuff I'll never say to them ,...in my head.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

I'll hit a woman if I have to. I'd prefer not to hit anybody though.

 

[frizzlebyte]

Half-joking comment aside, my opinion on the matter is that context is everything. If a person just swings a punch at you, that doesn't mean beating them up is acceptable. If you feel that person will not stop trying to harm you, then more force may be necessary, but as much restraint should be shown as possible. Judgement should be made at the time based upon circumstances, mainly if the person is actually capable of seriously harming you.

If you genuinely believe your life is in danger then you are within your rights to defend yourself regardless of who or what it is from. If you can defend yourself without harming your attacker then that is ideal, but if you do not believe that you can then you should do whatever you feel is necessary to protect yourself.

I say that none of this "appropriate force" rigmarole would be going through your head if someone took a swing at you. Your immediate concern would be along the lines of "must stop this threat," and when that threat was over, you'd stop fighting, regardless of whether that was after they had a black eye or a broken jaw. I seriously doubt you'd have time to academize the situation.

OP: If someone takes a swing at me, I don't care what gender they are. I'm gonna defend myself. Stupid gets as stupid gives.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Depends on if I reasonably feel I'm being threatened by said "girl". But probably not as my definition of "girl" equates to under the age of 18 and therefore a huge legal no-no for someone of my age. I still would probably try restraining the female in question, since I do know various holds that are "easy" for me and aren't permanently damaging but hurt like the dickens.
Still it depends on the situation, if I'm being attacked with a weapon or such... do what you can to stay alive. But generally no I wouldn't just go around hitting women/girls.

 

[Rendark]

If someone hits me i am going to hit them back don't care what they are.

 

[Heronblade]

Don't hit, period

Its a waste of energy. You can leave a far more lasting impression by waiting for them to swing, and using their momentum to fling him or her into a wall. Its kind of a negative reinforcement for retraining overly aggressive idiots.

 

[Something Amyss]

I swear we get one of these every few months. Do people on here spend a lot of time contemplating when they might be allowed to hit girls?

Joking aside, the Escapist seems to spend less time than average contemplating.

I don't hit people.

Why would I do that?

Is it common for people who aren't me to hit people?

I'm afraid to go outside now. ;____;

Probably a good idea. From what I hear, people are lining up around the block just to punch you.

Could be worse. I frequently see this line of discussion with guns. People (well, Americans) are looking for an excuse to shoot you. Well, not you specifically, but a general you.

OT: If you've got to defend yourself, you've got to defend yourself. The only objectionable thing is how rapidly this sort of mentality seems to escalate.

 

[DragonStorm247]

Self defense is self defense.

 

[Angelous Wang]

Don't hit women is out of date standard from pre women's rights days when women couldn't fight back.

These days most women can and know how to fight back.

So everyone is fair game. Especially if they start it.

That said as general rule you still shouldn't beat up anyone who cannot fight back, be they male or female. Well there are exceptions; punching someone who did something awful to you, a relation or in general is acceptable even if they cannot fight back (but I am talking a single face punch here, not beating them to death).

 

[FoolKiller]

I treat it like grade 8. If she's cute and she hits me, I'll kiss her. That will stop any assault because if nothing else, she would be confused as hell.

On a more serious note, I hit anyone that hits me first. And I hit to break bones. The minimal force required thing is nonsense. How do I know what is enough force to stop a given person from continuing the attack? What if after I hit back minimally, the other person pulls a knife?

Simple rule: Don't hit me if you aren't gonna knock me out.

 

[Waaghpowa]

Ideally you shouldn't be hitting or getting into fights with people. Realistically, if someone becomes physical, regardless of sex, you should be able to defend yourself.

 

[chadachada123]

If a weak little shit (male or female) hits me, there's a good chance that all the force that will be required to restrain them is grabbing their wrists and sternly telling them to stop being douchebags.

If a piece of shit with a similar or better physique than me hits me, with the intention of continuing to hit me, then I'm going to defend myself without restraint.

Most female aggressors are going to fall in the "little" category compared to me, but not necessarily other guys. And in the heat of the moment, I'm not going to blame someone for not knowing whether or not their aggressor is a weak punk-ass or not from the build alone.

The short of it is: I wouldn't punch someone with half my strength, male or female, unless I felt it was absolutely necessary. But if someone starts a fight, male or female, they better be ready to be smacked the fuck up.

 

[Cabisco]

I swear we get one of these every few months. Do people on here spend a lot of time contemplating when they might be allowed to hit girls?

Very true, when it all comes down to it we aren't the most original bunch :/

As for the whole hitting girls thing my view is this. I don't want to hit anyone, I actually tend to let people hit me once and go for the don't react route. Moreover as a guy I'm just naturally stronger than most women so I feel I wouldn't need to hit a girl to stop them hitting me and chances are I'd/she'd have friends holding them back after a first punch anyway.

In an extreme case though, yeah. Though that applies to guys also.

 

[Olas]

It's cute, all the people trying to stay PC by saying it's bad to hit anyone, as if that isn't already a given. However I think it's naïve to say that it's NEVER circumstantially appropriate to hit a person, so the question then is whether you'd hit a woman in all the same situations you'd hit a man.

For me, while I have no moral objections to going full on Nicolas Cage


I probably wouldn't, just out of social conditioning and the knowledge of how I'll be perceived by others if I hit a female. There are still situations when I'd hit a girl, but it would take a lot more pressure than it would to make me hit a guy. Sorry dudes.

 

[Cpu46]

Let me just say that most of the women I know could shrug off any hit I could give and return it twofold without a single shred of hesitation. The rest could and would hold their own if faced with some form of fight. As such I feel no hesitation in hitting a girl so long as she instigates the fight, just like I would any other person.

I mean more often than not I choose not to fight if faced with such a scenario, regardless of gender, but when it comes down to it I am not going to take a beating just because the person striking is a girl.

I do think that most of the people who would "never hit a girl" have never really been on that receiving end of someone that used such a social stigma as a shield while they mercilessly bullied someone else.

 

[LegendaryVKickr]

Don't hit women is out of date standard from pre women's rights days when women couldn't fight back.

These days most women can and know how to fight back.

So everyone is fair game. Especially if they start it.

I stand by this, pretty much. Nowadays, woman should be treated equal. As such, boy/girl doesn't have any impact on my decision to throw a punch. It would be a bit sexist actually to think "she's a woman, I shouldn't hit her because she can't fight back!"