Will someone please explain why hitting a girl is bad but hitting a guy is fine?

[Airsoftslayer93]

Because feminists forget what they are fighting for and become sexists, if you want eqaulity in all things then you should have equality in all thing, not that im pro woman hitting, but im not pro hitting anyone, and i would like to think that i would object just as much to a man being hit as to a girl being hit

 

[gristledemon]

There are guys who will hit their girlfriends for no other reason than to show dominance and blow off steam, because they think they can get away with it. That, in my opinion, is just cruelty.

If a girl is genuinely attacking you there's no reason not to hit her back, but abuse against women is something I can't stand.

well put.
or ninja's as they say

 

[Cyrax987]

Kicking a man in the jewels should be looked down upon as well seriously completely messed up kicking a man there.

 

[Broken Blade]

Hitting anyone outside of self-defense is bad. However, I am of the opinion that once you get to self-defense, you hit them regardless of whether they've got jubblies or danglies. Really, I don't think anyone should hit anyone, and this does include women hitting men.

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

I'm not being sexist here, but it's because women are seen as not as strong as men so therefor can't do anything back ..... but i've seen some women that would send chuck norris running in tears lol

Also if there's one thing i hate more than anything in the world it's men who hit women for no god damn reason apart from that they are high on crack or something!

 

[Kiju]

It's a chivalry thing, combined with sexism.

Girls are supposedly weaker than men, so a stronger man hitting a weak woman would be a bad thing to do.

...myself, if they hit me, I'll hit 'em back. :\

 

[Nouw]

I'm Korean and trust me, there's a fuckload of strong and tough girls. Hell, boys may be tough but some of us actually fear the girls. They're strong. I'm not kidding, they're as hard as nails.

Hell I don't care, if that happens in the future, I will pull out my answer. Of course, it's all a generalization. Sure, Men are strong, but not all of them are stronger then woman.

 

[runnernda]

This is an issue that hits particularly close to home for me. I'm a girl, and I've been hit by my brother a few times during arguments. He's usually drunk and angry when it happens, and also when I'm winning the argument. But all the excuses in the world don't make it okay. I've had to lie at work about why I have a black eye. I've been to the hospital with a concussion. He cracked mt rib once. I don't advocate violence in any form, but in most cases, boys can do more damage.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

There are guys who will hit their girlfriends for no other reason than to show dominance and blow off steam, because they think they can get away with it. That, in my opinion, is just cruelty.

If a girl is genuinely attacking you there's no reason not to hit her back, but abuse against women is something I can't stand.

Oh yes, and women NEVER abuse their guys, right?

Not to the point men do, and female abuse is far more common. One in five women claim they've been abused domestically, while only one in ten men claim they have been.

And in case you think I'm bullshitting, here are statistics [http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/statistics/domestic_violence_statistics_wda48736.html]

Yeah, because there's a little stigma guys have to deal with called "Not looking like a pussy for crying about your woman hitting you".

Trust me, I know guys who are abused constantly, but act like it doesn't bother them because they don't want to be made fun of.

 

[Zedfragg]

For some reason people seem shocked by the fact that I'm as willing to hit a girl as I am to hit a boy, why is this?

Is it not sexist to say that girls cannot be hit by us guys? After all, males and females are apparently equals, so why does this not apply to violence.

Honestly?

Well it comes down to society and double standards. Don't get me wrong I don't go out of my way to hit anyone, male or female.
However if it came down to someone hitting me and refusing to back off I'd defend myself without a second thought.

Hitting a woman also has a taboo related to it...Not many people would admit to be willing to defend themselves with reasonable force against both male and female attackers however these people are generally the people that say "Oh women are weaker" when in actual fact thats just another label that society has pinned on females. I know women much stronger than most men I know with higher pain thresholds as well. It doesn't help that with todays stereotypical "thin image" or "size zero" fashion most women work on keeping weight down whilst men do weights and work out to "buff up" meaning yes...Generally men are thought of as stronger but that just all boils down to society I guess.

Interesting topic...Interesting anwsers...Although women having lower pain thresholds...I think women would disagree with you on that (Child birth anyone?) so lay that down to an old husbands tale (Old wives tale didn't seem to fit here)

History says that it is worse for a male to hit a woman, so that thought still exists today, no matter if that should be true or not.

Um...You obviously read the "Dolton kingsley history of LIES" because in most cultures including British and American and...Pretty much everywhere it was generally accepted that hitting a woman was the mans right especially so if married...In fact look up some old laws and you'll find some whacked out ones about hitting ones wife.

So even though you bring a point, the points slightly mared and incorrect

 

[King of the Sandbox]

There are guys who will hit their girlfriends for no other reason than to show dominance and blow off steam, because they think they can get away with it. That, in my opinion, is just cruelty.

If a girl is genuinely attacking you there's no reason not to hit her back, but abuse against women is something I can't stand.

Oh yes, and women NEVER abuse their guys, right?

Not to the point men do, and female abuse is far more common. One in five women claim they've been abused domestically, while only one in ten men claim they have been.

And in case you think I'm bullshitting, here are statistics [http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/statistics/domestic_violence_statistics_wda48736.html]

Statistics like that aren't all too reliable, what kind of man would admit being abused by a woman? I'm surprised it's even 1 in 10.

Well by that logic we can just presume not all women came forward for fear of being abused for doing so. It evens out.

Except for all the precedence set by other women, who had nothing but pity to gain from their outing of the abuse.

Look at this this way... women who claim abuse are treated strictly of victims, never once having their self worth mocked for doing so.

Men... not so much.

 

[Marsell]

Girls give crap EXP and/or Loot

 

[Marsell]

Girls give crap EXP and/or Loot

THIS A JOKE!!! HUMOR! NO BAN PLEASE!

 

[Canid117]

Males are usually stronger. They can do more damage.

That's the way I look at it anyway.

And it's a societal thing. It has always been worse, so that thought is in people's minds.

Usually stronger? What about those of us who aren't stronger? Those of us with weak and flabby arms who can barely bruise a peach?

Then you sir are fucked.

Start eating more beef and less Twinkies for the love of Christ. Oh and visiting the gym helps too.

 

[Darkman94]

Let's take an anthropological perspective here, the quotes I use are published in the 1996 edition of Conformity and Conflict.

Firstly:
"The social relationship between men and women has emerged as one of the principal disputes occupying the attention of scholars, and the public in recent years" (Friedl 244), basically, odds are we're not going to settle this here.

"Most anthropologists today believe that, early civilizations ability to recognize a correlation between abuse and (what is known today as) still birth. This gave women a valued role in society, resulting in the modern social stigma regarding the delicacy of women" (Friedl 256)

"Still, other anthropologists point to the presence of abuse in both past societies, and modern Asian societies, and believe that the social stigma, regarding the abuse of woman is aminly a Western belief, in an effort to distance one's self from societies modern-Western societies, believe to be 'barbaric'"(Friedl 264)

The point is, there's many different theories as to why modern society views it as "wrong" to hit a woman, even when the hit you first.

 

[bz316]

Violence is never cool. You shouldn't attack someone, regardless of gender, unless its in self-defence.

 

[Zedfragg]

Girls give crap EXP and/or Loot

....Pure...Epic! lol...Although I got a nice Diamond ring once!...Turned out to be a cheap Cubic Zirconia but there was also a £20 in the purse......I also took the high heels...

 

[Broderick]

You have to think of all the circumstances regarding the subject of hitting women, or really, hitting anyone. Lets show an example of the worst possible senario; A person is coming at you with a knife to kill you, doesnt matter what reason and they cannot be reasoned with. What do you do? Defend yourself of course! Now how many of you thought of the knife carrier as a male? Well change genders now, a woman is coming at you with a knife, what do you do? Defend yourself. I am not going to let myself or others get hurt just because said attacker happens to be female. Yes it is not ok under normal circumstances to hit women, or anyone, but if a situation like I mentioned above happened then there isnt any reason NOT to defend yourself. While that is a pretty bad senario, in every situation people must obay certain protocal lest they be sued, or worse, killed; First comes negotiation, if said negotiation doesnt work then you go to violence, or at least restraining. This is only my oppinion on what should be done so if you think you have a better plan, good for you, I dont need to hear it.

 

[Doctragon]

Because... They're soft...

 

[Darkman94]

There are guys who will hit their girlfriends for no other reason than to show dominance and blow off steam, because they think they can get away with it. That, in my opinion, is just cruelty.

If a girl is genuinely attacking you there's no reason not to hit her back, but abuse against women is something I can't stand.

Oh yes, and women NEVER abuse their guys, right?

Not to the point men do, and female abuse is far more common. One in five women claim they've been abused domestically, while only one in ten men claim they have been.

And in case you think I'm bullshitting, here are statistics [http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/statistics/domestic_violence_statistics_wda48736.html]

One can also say, that your statistics paint a wrong picture (at least for any country but the UK). These stats point to the prevalence in ONE COUNTRY not the world, and (due to the lack of cross-cultural evidence), are irrelevant to this conversation.

At least that's my $0.02