If a woman hits a man with all her strength, should he be allowed to hit her back with all his strength?

Question

After all we gotta keep things equal right?

Answer 1

technically if a woman hits a man she puts herself in a position for the man to defend himself... that doesn't mean he should hurt her....   it means he needs to restrain or just get away...

cause really if the guys hits the girl at all... he's going to jail

Answer 2

NO first of all men r normally stronger.

Plus if u say lets talk this out it shows sensitivity women like that so if u do dump her when u r dating another girl and she ask u how it ended u can say  " Oh well my x- girlfriend hit me so I asked her to talk it out but should wouldn't" so know the new girlffriend is all like aww he's sensitive and sweet. c how these things work.  But personally I dont think women need to hit men anyway.

Answer 3

No, we don't have to keep things equal !  Don't be ridiculous.  If you hit a gorilla, I would hope that the gorilla would not hit you back. It is the same principle. If a woman hits a man and he feels threatened, or he is afraid that the violence will escalate, then he needs to distance himself from the woman and call the police.  As a man, you are supposed to fear your own strength and the damage you can do to a woman.

Answer 4

I guess feminists would agree with that statement. I personally believe in never hitting a woman [no matter how badly she deserves to be hit] and that women should be treated as ladies.

Regardless the second person shouldn't be compelled to hit back [unless you cannot restrain the person otherwise... which a man would most likely be able to]. It's all about who wants to be the better person.

Answer 5

I used to agree with that, my saying was if a woman was man enough to hit a man than she can get hit back like a man, but that's when I was younger and the men were really boys. Now that I am a grown woman Ive learned that  most Men have more force and strength than he(and we) realizes especially when the man acts out of anger. Self control is over powered by the anger and force becomes stronger than that of a woman regardless of her strength or anger\lack of self control.

Men are built differently than woman, their bones are built for  hunting,battle, war and  protecting and that of a woman is built for baring a child, birthing a child and, attracting a . . .mate (if you will)

Woman can be strong and forceful and very disrespectful but that's no reason to hit a woman with ALL your strength when you are a MAN. Real men walk away ,even run because some woman keep "asking for it".

***But if a man lets his emotions take over his self control than how can he be called a man at all???  Then indeed it is equal, Men who are sensitive and have emotions enough to over power their self control are very much in touch with their feminine side, there for they then become equal to us.

Answer 6

No that just starts a fight. Also it's really rude to hit a woman/girl with your strength. If she hits you try calming her down. Nothing can be solve by punching eachother.

Answer 7

Those who believe that men should not hit women back in self-defense because men are naturally stronger and built bigger than women, I ask you this:  If a woman truly believes that a man's strength is greater than her own, should she initiate a physical confrontation with him in the first place?  If a person goes camping in the woods and spots a bear eating their basket of lunch, do you think it would be wise for that person to make a violent attack against the bear knowing that the bear will more than likely have the upper hand in the physical altercation because of its greater physical strength?  Most with common sense would say no.

Here's another dynamic to consider.  If a muscle-bound man of 240 pounds is hit by a short, thin man of 140 pounds, should the muscle-bound man hit him back?  Most of us wouldn't even give it much thought if he did.  We'd simply say, "Well, he shouldn't have messed with him because he knew, as big as that guy was, that he was going to get beat down."  The point -- There are some men who are stronger than other men. So, if you believe that a man should not hit a woman because a man, by nature, is stronger than a woman, this principle would have to be applied to men who are weaker than the average man, wouldn't it?  If you say, "No, because he's a man," isn't that sexist?

Just as a woman has the right to defend herself against a male attacker, a man has the right to defend himself against a female attacker.

Answer 8

If I'm getting what you're saying, the big issue here is whether or not a man should be held accountable for controlling a situation in which the other participant (the woman) refuses to diffuse her anger.  I don't think he should; as an earlier poster said, if a woman is man enough to punch a man, she's man enough to get punched back like a man.

Okay, let's change the scenario a little bit.  Let's say that it's an angry woman and a bear; the bear has just eaten all of her food.  Yeah, she's angry about it.  Is she gonna hit the bear?  In most cases, no; why?  BECAUSE IT'S A FRIGGIN BEAR.  She knows that attacking a bear would most likely get her torn limb from limb because the bear is larger and stronger than she is (there are a few PEOPLE, not just women, who would attack the bear anyway and get mauled).  Now, with this in mind, why would she refrain from hitting a bear that is bigger and stronger but not from hitting a man who is bigger and stronger?  It's because she's counting on the old chivalric ideal of 'never hit a woman' to come into play and stay his hand.

Chivalry is dead.  The radical feminist movement has killed it.  If we really wish to live in an equal society, we can't continue to hold up this double standard.

I don't hit anybody, personally, because I can CONTROL MY TEMPER.

Answer 9

Well he can either be the "bigger man" lol and walk away, restrain her, or hit her back with equal strength that she used.  I don't think it is equal if he hits her with full strength that would just egg things on because next she has to get a baseball bat to hit him and then he grabs etc... right?

Answer 10

Legally - is the fist of a woman a deadly weapon?  Usually not.  Is the fist of a man a deadly weapon - usually yes, unless he's very small or sick.  So, I wouldn't advise it.  It counts as accelerating the altercation.  Like pulling a knife in a fight.  No matter who started it, the one that escalates will be blamed.

Answer 11

Even if a man hits you as hard as he can then just use enough force to stun him so you can get away. I am sort of small and "weird" looking and as a result some guys like to try to bully me sometimes so my instructor showed me self defense that I practice everyday. Now if you came and tried to attack me like that one guy in L.A. California did, you will get stunned and if something gets broke while I am attempting to escape, I can not be responsible for everything that happens under the stars and moon. He wanted to press charges to me but witnesses saw what he did.

Answer 12

Some girls can take it.  I would say yes. I personally knew a girl who called her brothers choice of wife a sl**; after that the fight was on; they were seriously duking it out, throwing dishes, canned goods at each other; in the end he won because he hit alot harder.

Answer 13

Absolutely.  Like you, I believe in equality.  And if a woman is disrespectful enough to hit a man, then she had better be prepared for equality in retribution.  

I am a woman, by the way.

Answer 14

If he has to do it to defend himself, then yes.  However, if he can get out of the situation safely without using violence, he should do that.  Having said that, I can't really fault a man who gets hit in the face much for striking back.

Answer 15

look i'm a girl and i say YES!

but only if the woman starts the violence

and he shouldnt hurt her way more than he needs too

i think that "never hit girls" thing is really sexist. i'm not trying to sound all buff and whatnot but i could so stand up to a guy if he hit me. fighting has to do with skill not your gender!

Answer 16

No, Because she is wrong does not mean you have to be, 2 wrongs don't make a wright, call the police and let her sit in jail.

Answer 17

Yep. She's tough enough to hit someone, so she is tough enough to get hit right back. If she whines about him hitting her, well she should have thought of that before. Same goes if a man hits a woman, he should get hit right back.

Answer 18

well, it depends on the circumstance. if he's raping her, no he shouldn't hit her back. if she's a psycho, he should take the care to find a place to help her get help. In combat or in self defense, its fair for the man to hit her back.

but if you always follow the Eye for an Eye theory, then when does the violence stop?

Answer 19

In general, no.  Men are usually much stronger than women. However, there is the odd woman who's  big, usually overweight and strong.  In that case, depends on the circumstances.

Answer 20

He should only use reasonable force. The same would appy in reverse, or with a stronger man with a weaker man, or a child with an adult, or in any situation.

Just because one person is coming at you with all their might, doesn't mean you should respond in kind!

In most cases hitting back with all his strength would not be considered reasonable. It would be better to try and use his strength to restrain her.

When I've gotten mad enough to hit people (siblings mostly) in the past, usually they would grab my arms and stop me from hitting them. He should try that first.

Answer 21

Why is this even an issue with some of you sickos? If a woman is attacking a man, he of course has every right to defend himself, but hitting someone back, man or woman, just because they hit you first is just trashy and childish. Grow up and walk away.

Answer 22

This is a trick question. Whether a man or a woman hits a man with all their strength, he should never hit back, he should end the violence.

That's not equality anyway, it's retaliation and is never acceptable.

I can't believe the argument of equality is being used here to defend violence against women. In situ, if a woman hits a man, in most cases it is to defend herself, not to assert dominance. Hitting back is even more inappropriate in these cases. In the event that it is not self-defense, hitting anyone back is never appropriate regardless of their gender.

And anyway, the principle behind this is not so much gender equality as it is the moral principle that you should not be hitting someone with whom you are not reasonably evenly matched in terms of strength. Ever heard of the saying "pick on someone your own size"? If a smaller man hit a larger man, he still shouldn't be hitting back.

Answer 23

when women want to be treated equally, its like we dont want their opinions and views on life and stuff to be discriminated just because we are a woman. and l we dont want to be held back from most things just because of their s*x.

but, when it comes to physical stuff, in most cases, men naturally are built bigger and stronger, and a hit from a man with all his strength is far more powerful then a hit from a women with all her strength, and generally  women are more fragile and not as tough as men, (physically) and a hit from a man would do greater damage, than a hit from a woman would do to a man.

picking up what im throwing down?

so no, as much as i hate to admitt it, when it comes to physical stuff, no, women and men are NOT equal.

so no it shouldnt be allowed.

Answer 24

Are you kidding me?! No way! Although I hate to admit it, men are physically stronger. He could very badly hurt her. (Maybe even kill her.)  Besides, the man must have done something terrible to the woman for her to stand up to him and do such a thing.

Answer 25

Lynn's answer cracked me up..."all's fair in love and war..." hahaha. But anyways, women shouldn't go around hitting guys and vice versa. I'd say a girl shouldn't hit a guy unless she wants to be hit back, and for that whole "no, guys are stronger" thing, well, if you know someone's stronger than you than don't go around picking fights with them.

Answer 26

Yes, although if a man or a woman is strong enough to simply refrain the assailant while contacting the authorities, they should do so, instead of using force, but if they have no other choice but to strike back, by all means, a man has just as much right to defend himself against anyone as a woman has.

Answer 27

no one should be hitting anyone.

And if you want to be technical, he should hit her back with the same amount of force she used. Using all his strength would be decidedly UNequal (unless he's a little person or something)

Answer 28

Is she a feminist?

If so, I'll count out her birthday in smacks

Plus, one to grow on.

Andy Kaufman

(The Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion of the World)

Answer 29

I guess that would be equal, women are big on equality these days.  But all of a mans strength would most likely be more than all of a woman's strength.  Thus, the woman would be more likely to sustain a more severe injury and if the police get involved, the man will probably get the blame.

Answer 30

we're not in a Three Stooges episode, therefore no one SHOULD be hitting anyone... That being said if anyone hits another the reaction of the recipient is usually to hit back regardless of gender... I'm not going to say if they should hit back though, but if i hit someone, prior to doing so, i prepare myself to expect getting hit back..

Answer 31

Reciprocal violence is never the answer, whoever hit first (man or woman). Unless it looks like they're going to continue hitting, in which case you have to take steps in self defense. Otherwise no. Nothing to do with equality, as I would say the same if the genders were reversed.

It's understandable why this would happen, but shouldn't be allowed. Or we'd have a breakdown of law and order. We don;t work on an "eye for an eye" system.