Is it acceptable to hit a woman back?

[Al B. Sure!]

What a ****ing Neanderthal! People that think it's a normal "life-style" to get into fist fights and that's ok to get into fist fights at work should be locked up. They don't belong anywhere near civilized people.

It's not me! You think I started all those fights? They attacked me!

Only a ****ing ***** doesn't fight back.

[Al B. Sure!]

Ming's my ***** now. He follows me around to insult and ridicule me.

[loinburger]

Let's act like you know there's a difference between educating/punishing a bad child and beating a woman

Yeah, the child can't defend itself.

So you're also in the boat of those who think it's "unchivalrous" to slap a woman, no matter the circumstances (e.g. the hypothetical presented in this thread that the woman punched/kicked/etc you first), but you see no problem with administering beatings to people who are much weaker and more defenseless than the average adult woman. Go team, glad to see you're staying consistent with the ideals of chivalry.

[Al B. Sure!]

Yeah, the child can't defend itself.

So you're also in the boat of those who think it's "unchivalrous" to slap a woman, no matter the circumstances (e.g. the hypothetical presented in this thread that the woman punched/kicked/etc you first), but you see no problem with administering beatings to people who are much weaker and more defenseless than the average adult woman. Go team, glad to see you're staying consistent with the ideals of chivalry.

I'm not saying injure a child. I'm just saying that's part of educating a child. A man beating an adult woman is not educating her.

[The Mad Monk]

What if she has an axe? Can you axe her something?

[loinburger]

I'm not saying injure a child. I'm just saying that's part of educating a child. A man beating an adult woman is not educating her.

How much experience do you have with "educating" children (with your fists or otherwise)? Are you educating your co-workers when you beat them?

[Ming]

It's not me! You think I started all those fights? They attacked me!

Only a ****ing ***** doesn't fight back.

Only a ****ing Neanderthal has fist fights at work... Maybe you should ask yourself why they attacked you... Civilized people don't have to resort to fist fights... and for you to even think this is normal behavior pretty much sums up what type of person you are. Maybe you should use your brains instead of fists, but then again, you continue to prove that you are lacking when it comes to brains.

And as far as "following" you... only responding when you say moronic and stupid things, which isn't too hard since you do it all the time.

[Tuberski]

As Chris Rock said, "I'd never hit a woman. But, I'd baby-shake the **** out of her."

ACK!

[SlowwHand]

A man walks away from a woman that stikes him, and he leaves her standing there. A man has nothing to prove in a physical confrontation with a woman. That's a no-win situation. You either look like a brute or the woman kicks your ass (see post about my daughter). You won't win. Walk away and you can't lose.

[Egbert]

I wouldn't say it is acceptable to hit back but probably it is acceptable to restrain if she really just keeps hitting you and won't listen to requests to stop. Part of the unwritten rule between men-women is that guys don't use their greater strength to abuse women but women agree to behave like a lady which means they don't try to use physical violence against men and then hide behind the "you can't hit a girl".

Well put.

Careful about the "restraint" though.

[Egbert]

A man walks away from a woman that stikes him, and he leaves her standing there. A man has nothing to prove in a physical confrontation with a woman. That's a no-win situation. You either look like a brute or the woman kicks your ass (see post about my daughter). You won't win. Walk away and you can't lose.

walking away

[Heraclitus]

I wouldn't say it is acceptable to hit back but probably it is acceptable to restrain if she really just keeps hitting you and won't listen to requests to stop. Part of the unwritten rule between men-women is that guys don't use their greater strength to abuse women but women agree to behave like a lady which means they don't try to use physical violence against men and then hide behind the "you can't hit a girl".

I'm pretty sure a smaller fraction of women today behave like ladies than they did nearly any time in the past 200 years. But for some reason American idolaters attitudes towards women put them on as high a pedestal as they where in Victorian times. Freud commented about how men in American devolved into the son's of their wives... I think he was right, I think American culture is and has been for over a century very out of touch with female and male nature.

Serious answer

It is completely unacceptable to hit a woman with your fist closed, but a strong slap (with all the weight of your body and great hand acceleration) that throws her to the floor and leaves her dizzy and calmed is acceptable in cases of female aggresion or female hysteria.

+1

[Heraclitus]

Unless the woman is an enemy combatant. Then any and all violence is a ok

[dannubis]

Hera,

You are from Eastern Europe Lalaland. Respect for women is almost non existent in your zoo.

[Heraclitus]

Hera,

You are from Eastern Europe Lalaland. Respect for women is almost non existent in your zoo.

Are you saying women shouldn't serve as front line troops? Or are you saying I shouldn't shoot or gut an enemy soldier because of their gender?

Sexist!