Reply #12: I'm a woman, I think it depends.

[Ariana Celeste]

For one thing... not all men are stronger than women... Lol. I think if any man is actually threatened by a woman's abusive actions, he is within his rights to protect himself.

Now, if a woman slaps a man, and that's it, I don't think something like a punch in the face would be justified. A slap is a slap, I would prefer the man either walk away or restrain the woman, but I wouldn't blame a man for a slap back. Or be entirely angry about it.

Why do I feel this way?

My brother's dad, was in an abusive relationship with a woman. He was raised never to hit a woman back. She beat the crap out of him, and he just let her, because he was raised that way. He didn't even want to restrain her because he was afraid. Afraid that a) cops would be called and HE would go to jail, which does happen frequently- and b) that my brother and I would take it the wrong way and think he was aggressive towards women.

Nobody has the right to hit someone, no matter the gender. Everybody has the right to protect themselves, no matter the gender. And if it takes a hit back, so be it.

By the way, I've dated a few guys who were much weaker than I am. I think that it's BS to believe that all men are stronger than women.



ON EDIT: I voted before you changed the poll, and my vote is now in the wrong place. I can't vote again.