Reply #5: I can only provide my experience

[blues90]

During grade school which for me was in the mid 50's there was always a bully . I am a male , the play ground bully was always a much larger male . To be larger than me was not difficult at all.

Then there were the on the way from home bullies , they were in a pack always.

My older sister took car of the playground bully , she tore him a new asshole. The on the way home bullies I had to deal with by shear speed , I could outrun all the pet dogs .

I did finally get in a few positions where I had to fight back the on the walk home bullies , gravel tossing worked very well.

I can't answer your question other than to say for any male to abuse a female is a coward . It's possible they start out as you suggest but I do feel it is mainly what they are taught by their bully fathers.

To me a bully is one who attempts to compensate through lack of intelligence and reason so their control is physical.