elcher said:
I am aware of what you said - the scenario I specifically talked about was rather of the "one on one, no weapons"-type.
I also meant men wanting to hurt women on purpose, not the other way around - if a woman would try to kill me by using a weapon all my stated points and beliefs would go out the window faster than superman can change clothes; self defence is only fair in any and all scenarios IMO.
About your opinion on todays society i also have to agree : women HAVE gotten more aggressive - i dont necessarily see that as a bad thing though, aggression isnt always coupled with violence :>
I don't generally believe in hitting someone unless it's self defence but as traditional gender roles break down you'll start seeing a lot more women involved in what my favourite self defence site calls 'social violence'; idiots settling disputes with their fists. Basically it's got to the stage now where men and women don't view each other all that differently and a woman is pretty much capable of
asking for a kicking in the same way another man would.
http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/threatdisplay.htm
Basically women are starting to behave in a more typically male fashion and they're starting to move into the world of male social interaction. I don't like it myself but I can kind of see a time where men and women won't draw a gender distinction.
I don't like aggressiveness in young women because (1) there is a punishment disparity between sexes so women don't get as good as they give and (2) the times I've seen women use violence as a status assertion tool they haven't known when to stop. I agree with you in principle but instead of aggression I would say that women displaying
assertiveness is a good thing.
EDIT: Basically beating a woman for sadistic or domineering purposes is wrong, but defending yourself isn't and having a mutual fight is wrong on both of you...but in the wider sense not particularly important.