Poll: Would you ever hit a woman?

[DarkRyter]

I try not to factor gender into who I hit and don't hit.

The issue most people have with hitting women is that they're the supposed "weaker" gender, which statistically makes sense, physically at least.

But most women I've met are magnitudes stronger than me, so it's irrelevant.

 

[Biodeamon]

As a general ethic rule i cannot hit somebody unless they hit hit me first. Don't get me wrong i'd love to throw the first ounch and get the person off gaurd but i just cannot pyshically and mentally get myself to throw the first punch. it's weird.

 

[sabercrusader]

Poll didn't have my exact answer, or an other answer, so I chose I'd only hit a woman back, because that's the closest to my answer. It depends on the circumstances really, I'm more lenient to women than to men, but if I was in your situation OP, I would have done the same thing, or at least told her to stop it. I'd rather have ended it peacefully than what you did but if that was the only option left other than taking it, I would have backhanded her as hard as you would have. Also, if I hit a woman, it'll probably be open hand instead of fist, mostly because open hand's a lot less painful, unless of course she's trying to kill me, or doesn't stop after a couple open hand hits.

 

[likalaruku]

It's very hard to ball your fist up & throw a punch with long sharp nails digging into the palm of your hand.

Never hit a crazy chick; She will jump you & try to chew your fingers off.

 

[Darius Brogan]

I don't believe in favoritism, so, yeah.

Gender means nothing if you're enough of a threat to warrant me hitting you.

 

[The_Echo]

Gender equality includes fighting.

I don't hit people unless provoked to do so either way.

 

[DANEgerous]

I will deal with an person of any gender that threatens me by force with force.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

I have to ask, is there a reason why she did this?

That is a totally fair enough question lol.

no reason whatsoever, i barely ever even spoke to her

I only ask because my gut reaction is that maybe she had feelings for you and for some odd reason decided that slapping you every day was a way to get your attention... and that your response was to slap her in the face XD

 

[Shadow flame master]

I would hit a woman if the situation called for it. Like, if she suddenly decided that sending my troops of doom on a suicide mission to the capital city thinking that it would cheer me up.

......It did for a moment until I realized that my favorite general was in that platoon.

Getting back on topic: I would hit a woman if I saw her as a threat, like I would any other man. Gender makes no difference to me when I know that women of capable of murder and such just like any other man.

 

[MidnightCat]

Whoops, I selected the "pimpslap" option in the poll before I saw that there was an "I'm a woman" option. My bad.

Anyway, I think it's a bit weird that you let that go on for over a week without doing anything about it, even just talking to her. In your position I don't think that I would've slapped her back before exhausting other options, but I can't argue that your solution didn't get results.

I have to say, the "Is it okay to hit a girl in this situation?" question that I see people asking fairly frequently in this forum seems strange to me. Are guys really brought up to believe that they shouldn't hurt (or is it just hit?) a woman under any circumstances?
As long as she begins the physical assault on you and you're using an appropriate amount of force I don't see a problem. We may not be as physically aggressive as men apparently are, but we're sure as hell not delicate flowers.

As for the question in the OP: I believe that what you did was fine. My only concern would be for the possible social ramifications that might result if you were seen by someone with no understanding of the situation.

 

[game-lover]

I'm female so naturally it's game on. But I don't have any issues if a man hits a woman depending on the circumstances.

 

[phantasmalWordsmith]

Hmm...This is a tough one for me...At this point in time, no girl has ever tried to hit me seriously, so I haven't really been called to think about it.

My dad is a chivalrous old soul, so he always believes that hitting women is wrong; my mum has attacked him on occasion with objects (a drinking glass, small vegetable crate, chair) and he never once hit back but he did restrain her to protect himself. I admire that about him.

I guess I would avoid it if at all possible and do as my dad did, restraining them by holding their forearms or a bear-hug at least until they calm down. If live(s) were on the line, then I would, maybe. If I think a lady has anger towards me, I'll try and calm them down via diplomacy and failing that, fall back on GCSE Drama and instil some fear into them.

I hope that I never have to though.

 

[algalon]

I live in a family of big women accustomed to throwing their substantial weight around. If physically threatened by one of them, yes. But only to incapacitate, not to injure.

 

[Don Savik]

I'm a very nice and chivalric guy, but, I have never stopped questioning traditions placed before us that we expected as a society to follow blindly. Nothing should be above question. Would I hit a girl? It all depends on the circumstance, really, I'm not just going to punch a girl I don't agree with, but if she really deserves it (I mean REALLY and its the only option that would end the situation) then I wouldn't regret the action.


You want gender equality? Then welcome to the real world.

 

[Olas]

Whether or not I'd be willing to hit someone depends largely on the type of person in general. The person's gender alone isn't a deciding factor. Though there's probably a much larger percentage of men I'd be willing to hit than women.
Also the circumstance is important. I'd probably be willing to hit just about anyone if I felt that my or someone else's life was at stake.

 

[Rblade]

I took the 2nd option. But I would probably just pin her down it she seemed really dead set on hurting me. Hitting for any other reason I don't see myself doing. For that matter I don't hit guys either, or haven't to this day at least

 

[Vault101]

You want gender equality? Then welcome to the real world.

you mean we've been living in soem kind of "chivalry" based matrix our whole lifes?....*swallows the red pill* well thats redic-OH MY GOD! IT WAS A LIE??! ITS ALL A LIE!!

 

[Gennadios]

This sums it up nicely

 

[EternalFacepalm]

I don't condone hitting in general, regardless of gender. It still makes me cringe when I see women acting as if they're "untouchable" because of their gender, however - it's just pathetic.