How do you feel about hitting a female?

I like to think of myself as a little chivalrous and so I would never hit a girl. I have grabbed a girl's wrist a little too hard before in self defense but always have that feeling of regret afterwards. Sometimes you lose yourself in the heat of passion but everyone has to learn how to control themselves.

I have a very simple thought process when it comes to these types of situations. Golden rule. Most of us learned that one in kindergarten, well, I'm sticking with it!

If a gal hits me in a situation where I would retaliate against a guy in the same situation, I'm hitting her back. What I mean is that I can't make blanket statements about what I would and would not do if I don't know the circumstances. All I can say is that I treat the sexes equally when it comes to matters outside of the relationship. In a relationship I would of course treat the girl preferentially, but that's not because she's a girl -- it's because I'm in a relationship with her.

Do I think men and women are equal? No, I don't. I don't think men and men are equal either, if that makes sense. Some people are smarter than others. Some people are stronger, faster, and/or more agile than others. Some have better eyesight than others. A strong, smart person with decent vision is better than an overweight plumber who dropped out of high school, and who can barely pay for his glasses. We just don't like to think this way because we'd have to admit that some people are better than us. More useful. More deserving.

Equality is an idealistic social concept, not a biological one. However, it's certainly more convenient. Saying that everyone is equal saves us the hassle of dealing with the constant whining of lesser mortals. The problem arises, as in this case, when one of those supposedly equal groups is trying to benefit from their obvious physical weaknesses. Before you feminists start screeching "I am woman!", know that I'm not saying all men are better than women. Just that, in most cases, men are physically superior to women. If this is the case AND he's smarter, he's better. If she's smarter, than it depends on which you value more -- intelligence or brawn. Personally, I value intelligence more. I'm also more intelligent than I am strong.

Affirmative Action should be outlawed. The draft should not be sexist. Judges should not defer to the mother in matters of child placement and charges of rape should require more evidence than the tear-stained face of a pissed off ex-girlfriend. People should not laugh at a man when his girlfriend slaps him and yet freak out when the boyfriend returns the favor. Rather than equal pay for the same job, all jobs should be based on work done; this would eliminate the argument of male laborers claiming that their female counterparts are getting equal pay for less work.

I could go on, but I think I've made my views clear. Even though people are not equal they should be treated equally for the sake of convenience. One last thing - a strong man is unlikely to hesitate if a weaker man hits him. It's understood that if a man hits a man, he's gonna get hit back. Just something to think about.

i think you should treat the person same way as he/she treats you despite gender, though you can always hit with a palm. it also depends on woman I think, some are really rude as persons and act as they are not females. so. hitting is a bad thing though, if someone hits you, that can mean that you did something wrong or forced that person do that. and I don't mention the consequences of this act. it can harm person, it can lead to lawsuits etc. etc. etc. so think twice before you do this ;)

p.s. may be standard needed, I think this is very complicated question. you can point on equality as a form to protect yourself in courts

First of all, violence is a really bad way to solve problems and I avoid people who are subject to using violence. On the first instance, I usually drop my association with them.

It really depends on who and how.

If they are gross mismatch (small, weak, untrained), I am not likely to strike them back but I will restrain them if they are swinging on me.

If they are seriously trying to hurt me and have the ability to do so, I will defend myself if there is no alternative to the conflict (I have had women swing on me with weapons which is an automatic vigorous response).

In general, I don't recommend hitting anyone. If someone chooses to engage in violence, it is appropriate to defend yourself.

If a woman hit me once I probably wouldn't do anything against it. Most situations I see getting hit by a girl are high emotion situations and it would be hard to think rationally there so I'd keep that in mind before any type of reaction. If the girl was to continue hitting me though, then I would have to defend myself. It all lies on your definition of what equality is. There are a lot of women who I've met who push the equality thing, but when I ask them if they're willing to take up responsibilities that men have, like the possibility of being drafted, they're quick to say, "Well, women are't physically strong enough to be drafted.". I can get pretty long winded on the equality thing but I'm just gonna stop here and say that A lot of women want the gain but not the price of the gain. You want to claim complete equality, then a man should be able to retaliate if hit by a woman because that's what would happen if a man hit him. I would be remiss to say that I try to avoid hitting anyone whenever possible, but if I needed to hit a woman to keep from getting beaten up I would.

If a girl hit me with the intention of hurting me I wouldn't hit them back but the girl will probably pinned on the ground so she can't hurt me but I wouldn't hit her just prevent her from hitting me again

If a girl really hits me, I will smack her. Just because you're a girl doesn't mean you can hit someone and get away with it. We all need to be help accountable. On that same subject, if a guy says something a girl dislikes, and that girl slaps him, I believe the guy should be allowed to slap her back. There is never a time where it is okay to hit another person based solely on what he or she says. (At least that's what our law says, I kind of disagree).

Mmm I'm quite a violent angry person. I've initiated fights before but I wouldn't ever hit my partner, that's just me. I only do it if they are really pissing me off. But I guess that's because of a slight anger problem I have.

A certain guy at school likes to try and make me feel horrible about myself, tells me I'm disgusting. Eventually I just lose it at him, swing for him, slap him. This has happened on three occasions but he has never hit back. I definitely feel that he is getting what he deserves when I do that because the way he acts is just downright horrible.

If he hit me back I guess I would be surprised. Considering it would be in front of a lot of people. But I guess this is an unfair situation. Anyone with any sense would want that guy to get what he deserved.

personally I think it depends on the amount of force used if its equal force and in the same place then yeah she's getting what she asked for

My mother's a feminist, and she's against violence in general.

I'm not a violent person at all. I'm small, and I pose no physical threat to anyone above the age of 7, so I will never initiate a fight--I'm much better with words anyway. I've been slapped in the face by a girl before, and I didn't react at all. It would take a lot for a girl to get me to fight back. But if a guy hit me, it would really piss me off. Like I said, I pose no physical threat, so I think it's unfair for a guy to take advantage of that.

If a girl does hit a guy, I don't think the guy should hit them back just because men generally are stronger. But I don't think he should have to stand there and take it either. If he can restrain her in some way, that would be a better option. So I guess I have to go with B.

respect goes both ways. if people feel like they are going to be violent, they need to walk away from the situation, and deal with it rationally when they have cooled off.

Look, there are some pretty manly girls out here now. They want to scrap like a dude so I figure if they throw the first punch and it hurts.

My mama always told me to give as good as you get. If I were a guy and some girl punches me in the mouth, IT'S ON A POPPIN!

Now, if a guy gets a girlie hit, then he can't hit back. There is a fine line.

Also, getting hit in the head with a pot also qualifies for an uppercut if there is no legitimate reason for it.

I have answered B but would like to explain why. As far as I am concerned violence in anyway in totally disgusting. Many women who claim to want equal rights actually have no idea what this means. Many believe it gives them the right to do whatever they want (regardless of right and wrong) and many more believe that they need to act like men.

It seems to be me that many women only want the good side of equality.

If anyone hit me, regardless of sex, then I would not hit them back. I would not lower myself. I think a man who is a nice person would also not hit someone back, regardless of whether it is a woman or a man.

If a woman is hitting a man then she may well have ideas of equality but her behaviour is clearly totally amoral.