If A Random Girl Walks Up and Punches You Would You Hit Her Back?
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I'd hold my right arm up defensively, ask what the hell she was doing, and if it came down to repeated blows, I would bear hug her as to restrain her from hitting me, or push her down to keep her from being able to strike me.
Captcha: Got my mojo.
No captcha, that's a crime. One I'm not interested in commuting, as I have respect for human decency.
Captcha: Got my mojo.
No captcha, that's a crime. One I'm not interested in commuting, as I have respect for human decency.
I'd look puzzled, ask what it was for (could have been an honest mistake, I have a few doppelgangers in my general vicinity) and should she try again I'll just catch her arm, twist it and shove her away. Third time I'd stop being nice.
Really depends on where she hit me, Shoulder punch gets a confused look, body shot gets her in a headlock/subdued, face/groin... yeah... gonna have to drop the poor gal
i'd handle it the same as any other offense against me. defense until they stopped, then moving on as if nothing happened.
It would depend. All my answers are how I'd respond to guys as well.
If it were a punch that was angry, but not really capable of doing much damage, I would look at her dead in the eyes and say, "You have three seconds to get out of my sight before I floor you."
If it were a punch that caused me injury, then I'd hit her back for sure. If it turned into a brawl, I would resort to whatever I could to come out on top, be it hair-pulling, eye-pressing, or punching her in the lower abdomen.
Actually, my brother was in a situation like this once in a bar, though he knew the girl. He was indifferent to her, but apparently she held some grudge against him. She'd caught wind that he would be leaving town for law school soon. She walked right up to him and hit him, saying something starting with "That's for".
He looked right at her and hit her back. Her boyfriend then punched him. After the bouncers separated them, my brother's friends were shocked at him for hitting a girl.
"Why would you hit a girl?!"
"She because she hit me first."
"You're not supposed to do that!"
"If she doesn't like being treated like an equal, she can turn in her right to vote."
"You're bigger than her!"
"She should have thought about that."
I've discussed this with my fiancée - one of the most level-headed people I've met - and she and I are in agreement: Neither of us would have necessarily done what my brother had, but he was within his rights. The idea that men aren't allowed to hit women in self-defense because of gender difference is archaic and outdated. Obviously, I'm not condoning physical abuse of women by men, but I don't put more emphasis on that than I do the abuse of anyone else by anyone else. I'm simply against abuse.
And let me point out that I am a feminist. I believe that in terms of rights and representation, men and women should be equal. But what many feminists don't realize is that in order to have equality, women need to give up certain privileges. Privileges like expecting the door to be held for them because they're women, or not having to pay for a meal because they're women, or not being hit in self-defense because they're women.
I hold doors for both women and men because it's simple courtesy. I pay for my fiancée's meals when we go out because I have more money than she does and I'm not the one paying for grad school. I tend not to hit back when someone attacks me because I prefer to frighten them. Note that none of my decisions there are based on gender or sex. That's gender equality in practice.
If it were a punch that was angry, but not really capable of doing much damage, I would look at her dead in the eyes and say, "You have three seconds to get out of my sight before I floor you."
If it were a punch that caused me injury, then I'd hit her back for sure. If it turned into a brawl, I would resort to whatever I could to come out on top, be it hair-pulling, eye-pressing, or punching her in the lower abdomen.
Actually, my brother was in a situation like this once in a bar, though he knew the girl. He was indifferent to her, but apparently she held some grudge against him. She'd caught wind that he would be leaving town for law school soon. She walked right up to him and hit him, saying something starting with "That's for".
He looked right at her and hit her back. Her boyfriend then punched him. After the bouncers separated them, my brother's friends were shocked at him for hitting a girl.
"Why would you hit a girl?!"
"She because she hit me first."
"You're not supposed to do that!"
"If she doesn't like being treated like an equal, she can turn in her right to vote."
"You're bigger than her!"
"She should have thought about that."
I've discussed this with my fiancée - one of the most level-headed people I've met - and she and I are in agreement: Neither of us would have necessarily done what my brother had, but he was within his rights. The idea that men aren't allowed to hit women in self-defense because of gender difference is archaic and outdated. Obviously, I'm not condoning physical abuse of women by men, but I don't put more emphasis on that than I do the abuse of anyone else by anyone else. I'm simply against abuse.
And let me point out that I am a feminist. I believe that in terms of rights and representation, men and women should be equal. But what many feminists don't realize is that in order to have equality, women need to give up certain privileges. Privileges like expecting the door to be held for them because they're women, or not having to pay for a meal because they're women, or not being hit in self-defense because they're women.
I hold doors for both women and men because it's simple courtesy. I pay for my fiancée's meals when we go out because I have more money than she does and I'm not the one paying for grad school. I tend not to hit back when someone attacks me because I prefer to frighten them. Note that none of my decisions there are based on gender or sex. That's gender equality in practice.
Sadly yeah i would and its something she won't be able to bounce back from very quickly. People like that need to be smacked off there high horse since punching people unprevoked is just not called for.
If it wasn't you she hit, it could of easily been a person who had no way of defending themselves so better to correct her actions before an innocent got hurt.
If it wasn't you she hit, it could of easily been a person who had no way of defending themselves so better to correct her actions before an innocent got hurt.
no way. call it sexist (because by definition, it is), but i don't hit women, and most certainly not girls.
i have no idea how i'd react if a woman or girl threatened me with some really dangerous weapon (gun, (hunting-)knife, baseball bat, car, howitzer) but hurting the fair sex (for purposes other than medical treatment) just ain't right.
yes, i am conservative/sexist/un-emancipated like that. yes, that's pure indoctrination thanks to my granddad. yes, i am naïve. no, i do not care if you mind. no, i odn't think men and women are equal as in: there's no difference between them. but yes, i think they are equal before the law - there's a distinction between the two
[disclaimer: i wasn't sure whether to use "it's ok" or "it's right". now i cannot decide :/
i still hope you catch my drift:]
it's right to pay for dinner, it's right to carry a heavy suitcase for her, it's right to open a door for her, it's right to help her into a jacket, (not because she *cannot* do all that herself, mind you, but because i want to do that & i think it's a nice gesture, as in: hey i like you, lemme do something nice to express that; i also have to yet meet a woman who dislikes all these points & the other usual suspects), and it's wrong to injure her.
flame on!
i have no idea how i'd react if a woman or girl threatened me with some really dangerous weapon (gun, (hunting-)knife, baseball bat, car, howitzer) but hurting the fair sex (for purposes other than medical treatment) just ain't right.
yes, i am conservative/sexist/un-emancipated like that. yes, that's pure indoctrination thanks to my granddad. yes, i am naïve. no, i do not care if you mind. no, i odn't think men and women are equal as in: there's no difference between them. but yes, i think they are equal before the law - there's a distinction between the two
[disclaimer: i wasn't sure whether to use "it's ok" or "it's right". now i cannot decide :/
i still hope you catch my drift:]
it's right to pay for dinner, it's right to carry a heavy suitcase for her, it's right to open a door for her, it's right to help her into a jacket, (not because she *cannot* do all that herself, mind you, but because i want to do that & i think it's a nice gesture, as in: hey i like you, lemme do something nice to express that; i also have to yet meet a woman who dislikes all these points & the other usual suspects), and it's wrong to injure her.
flame on!
No, it doesn't. You've assumed their motives. Now, if someone properly hits me in the face, they'll likely hit my jaw, cheekbones, or nose. All of those are relatively fragile, and all are going to hurt if hit.Jamash said:
Someone saying they'd punch someone back is revenge, yes. It isn't premeditated if you immediately strike them back, there's no planning involved. Premeditation is cold-blooded planning with intention and fore-thought. You don't know words.
Also, assuming someone striking someone back is simply a woman hater is stupid. You're a sexist, since you seem to think that it's wrong for a person to hit a woman who attacks him, and that makes them hate women. Can't they just be a regular, vengeful asshole like the rest of us?
1) Self defense. There's no reason to think a woman can't pose you a threat. I've known some who could easily kick my ass. Gender really doesn't decide your response.
2) Why are we dismissing revenge? As you said, it is a reason. A petty, vicious reason. Oh wait, humans are often petty and vicious. That doesn't justify it, but I'm hardly going to say that someone who punches me has the right not to be punched by me, they lost that when they ignored my right not to be punched. As collaborative members of society, by not fucking with each other, we reserve our right not to be fucked with.
As they say: "Your right to extend your fist ends right before my face."
Your force doesn't by necessity exceed their's, so it's not really exceeding theirs. It's no more force than the situation requires, so again, it's not excessive.
Doubtfull on the headbutt. If anyone really goes at you with a headbutt, they don't just walk away leaving you bemused. It:
1) Hurts like hell, more often knocking you on your ass.
2) People who go to the effort of a headbutt are usually pissed off and attempting something serious. It's not exactly the hit-and-run of the hand to hand world.
But yes, often the most responsible thing to do is not be violent and not cause a brawl, or any sort of fisticuffs (Great word, that).
Good for you. Neither would I. (Well, Life and quality of life, maiming is out of the question).
That still doesn't explain why the poor fellow you quoted is a misogynist. Vengeful? Maybe. A woman-hater? That's just rude.
You're assuming you could definitely restrain them without striking them. That's kind of weird. Most people really aren't that easily restrained, unless you're much bigger than them (In which case, judging smaller people for the necessities of their actions is extremely rude), and sometimes, you may need to hit someone in the head. That said, no-one said anything about "Great Force" or even "Force exceeding what I was attacked with". They just said they'd hit her back. They didn't even say where they'd hit her.
Yes. I believe in the old term of you hit me first i hit you back. don't care if you are male or female>.>
I would hit her back. If anyone decides to assault anyone,they must be ready to face retribution,and they forfiet any right to safety from the person(s) they just assaulted,up to the point where retaliation in equal measure is dispensed. The only people who should throw punches are those willing to take them in return.
Not immediately. I'd try to at least get an explanation out of her first. If she continued hitting me, then I would defend myself. But even then, I'd probably try to restrain her, rather than hit her.
I'd backhand her with Slavic fury and then keep walking.
Wants to behave like a *****, I'll treat her like one.
Wants to behave like a *****, I'll treat her like one.
I have a more angry reaction to sudden instances rather than shock, I'd probably punch her in the throat. Women want equal rights, there you go.
Same here. My wife studied Jeet Kun Do; kind of curious about what it would look like if she totally unleashed it.Rawne1980 said:
If I were on my own, I wouldn't exactly hit her but I would make sure she couldn't hit me back...I would just try and be as gentle about it as possible. I studied Jeet Kun Do too.
This have actually happened to me.
She wasn't really a random though, she was a girl at my school who I haven't talked to.
She just passed by me and slapped me in the face. It was pretty hard to, never had such a red cheek before.
I didn't do anything though. I just looked at her and said something in Norwegian that I'm not entirely sure I can translate into English.
didn't really know what to do in that situation.
She wasn't really a random though, she was a girl at my school who I haven't talked to.
She just passed by me and slapped me in the face. It was pretty hard to, never had such a red cheek before.
I didn't do anything though. I just looked at her and said something in Norwegian that I'm not entirely sure I can translate into English.
didn't really know what to do in that situation.