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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

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22. Still don't know that I buy it....
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 08:08 PM
Aug 2012

....however, I will say this. Most men I know including myself have been raised to believe you never, EVER under any circumstances, hit a woman. Nobody even tosses in the caveat "except if your life is threatened"....this is a success of the majority's "man code" that will of course never get mentioned in radfem circles (or they'll probably bizarrely condemn it, saying it's sexist not to hit a woman because she's a woman). This leads to men taking abuse far more than anyone of either sex should. As far as the actual numbers....who knows, but many men DO stay silent because they are "supposed" to.

Yeah, us poor men are so abused while women have big screen TV's and recliners in the ladies room. Scuba Aug 2012 #1
Reminds me of some of the discussions after the Duke Rape case 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #2
I oppose violence, but to claim that men are victims more than women is delusional. Scuba Aug 2012 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #5
Could you present your studies? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #6
outlandish? I'm sure it happens sometimes- but I think men are, in general, physically stronger. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #10
You don't need to be stronger than another person to do real damage to them 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Major Nikon Aug 2012 #7
It is not delusional, it is accurate. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2012 #21
Looks like you just joined in April Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #16
Indeed 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #17
I don't know that I buy the OP ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2012 #3
I've known two men who were beaten by their wives Major Nikon Aug 2012 #8
There really is no system in place for this 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #13
I don't think too many LEOs treat it as a joke anymore Major Nikon Aug 2012 #14
Is it truly not necessary though? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #19
I think in terms of getting accurate information, if it's not being reported, that's gonna confuse Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #15
True. Violence is never acceptable. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2012 #20
I think this has been roundly debunked. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #9
The CDC found comparable results 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #12
Domestic violence is a cycle. Usually, neither party is blameless. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2012 #18
Still don't know that I buy it.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2012 #22
I think the stigma against men hitting women is a good thing 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #23
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