Whoopi Defends Stephen A. Smith: If You Hit a Man, Don’t Be Surprised if He Hits Back

By Josh Feldman
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith apologized today for his comments about domestic violence, but he also found a defender today in Whoopi Goldberg, who went off on The View today agreeing with the point he was making. Goldberg said that if a woman hits a man and then he hits back, she shouldn’t be surprised by it.

Smith had said late last week that women should not to anything to “provoke” men into striking them. Goldberg agreed with this point and cried, “If you hit somebody, you cannot be sure you are not going to get hit back!”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/whoopi-defends-stephen-a-smith-if-you-hit-a-man-dont-be-surprised-if-he-hits-back/

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Whoopi Defends Stephen A. Smith: If You Hit a Man, Don’t Be Surprised if He Hits Back (Original post)	jamzrockz	Jul 2014	OP
Whoopi does have a point.	safeinOhio	Jul 2014	#1
What if Maria Shriver hit Schwartzenegger, when he was in shape,	merrily	Jul 2014	#4
What if Maria Shriver	safeinOhio	Jul 2014	#6
Um, my post mentioned proportionality.	merrily	Jul 2014	#7
This is the same Whoopi who defended Roman Polanski and Mel Gibson.	Crowman1979	Jul 2014	#25
wonder what she has to say about Woody Allen ...	Tuesday Afternoon	Jul 2014	#31
I have loved Whoopi since the first time I heard her on a car radio, but	merrily	Jul 2014	#2
That is also a fair assumption for women as well as men.	gordianot	Jul 2014	#3
Post removed	Post removed	Jul 2014	#5
disrespects a man?	safeinOhio	Jul 2014	#8
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jul 2014	#9
Ok,	safeinOhio	Jul 2014	#11
Is that how you will punish this poster?	merrily	Jul 2014	#13
I don't think it's my job to punish anyone.	safeinOhio	Jul 2014	#16
Sorry, not buying it. The poster never asked to be treated like a woman.	merrily	Jul 2014	#18
It's gone now, but	safeinOhio	Jul 2014	#19
Yea	jamzrockz	Jul 2014	#20
Nope. He said women had asked for equality. He made no request at all of any kind.	merrily	Jul 2014	#21
No, it doesn't make you a male feminist. Or a man. Or much of a human.	merrily	Jul 2014	#17
Hmm	jamzrockz	Jul 2014	#12
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jul 2014	#14
Either way, the statement is unacceptable, or should be.	merrily	Jul 2014	#15
Whoopi	jamzrockz	Jul 2014	#10
"...she spit on him first before he punched her."	KansDem	Jul 2014	#24
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jul 2014	#22
I've never struck a woman in any way. I try to talk to them but they usually answer>	BlueJazz	Jul 2014	#23
Idiot.	Iggo	Jul 2014	#26
confused	lululu	Jul 2014	#27
I slapped a man once. He warned he would hit back if I did it again.	In_The_Wind	Jul 2014	#28
Whoopi Defends Stephen A. Smith: If You Hit a Man, Don’t Be Surprised if He Hits Back View profile	The CCC	Jul 2014	#29
These threads tend to devolve into people looking for an excuse to hit a woman.	Iggo	Jul 2014	#30

Response to jamzrockz (Original post)

Wed Jul 30, 2014, 08:38 AM

safeinOhio (31,183 posts)

1. Whoopi does have a point.

This can be a gray area as some women may be stronger, bigger or more violent that some men. Rhonda Rousey.

Point is, no one should strike another person, or stab or shoot another person. Anger management is for both sexes. I'm a guy and if a woman hits me, I'll turn and walk away if at all possible. If anyone allows their anger to turn into violence they have a problem.

Whoopi Defends Stephen A. Smith: If You Hit a Man, Don’t Be Surprised if He Hits Back

1. Whoopi does have a point.

4. What if Maria Shriver hit Schwartzenegger, when he was in shape,

6. What if Maria Shriver

7. Um, my post mentioned proportionality.

25. This is the same Whoopi who defended Roman Polanski and Mel Gibson.

31. wonder what she has to say about Woody Allen ...

2. I have loved Whoopi since the first time I heard her on a car radio, but

3. That is also a fair assumption for women as well as men.

8. disrespects a man?

11. Ok,

13. Is that how you will punish this poster?

16. I don't think it's my job to punish anyone.

18. Sorry, not buying it. The poster never asked to be treated like a woman.

19. It's gone now, but

20. Yea

21. Nope. He said women had asked for equality. He made no request at all of any kind.

17. No, it doesn't make you a male feminist. Or a man. Or much of a human.

12. Hmm

15. Either way, the statement is unacceptable, or should be.

10. Whoopi

24. "...she spit on him first before he punched her."

23. I've never struck a woman in any way. I try to talk to them but they usually answer>

26. Idiot.

27. confused

28. I slapped a man once. He warned he would hit back if I did it again.

29. Whoopi Defends Stephen A. Smith: If You Hit a Man, Don’t Be Surprised if He Hits Back View profile

30. These threads tend to devolve into people looking for an excuse to hit a woman.