Men... taking a poll...

I don't care for the double standard of this.

Everyone, regardless of gender, should keep their hands to themselves.

Great answer! Boobs do not coming with a "slap and get away with it" license.

So my wife just called me about my response, so let me clarify myself. I have never hit my wife and won't hit a woman. That being said, no one should raise a hand at another person unless you are prepared for the possible appropriate response. There are daily reports of abuse, and a lot if it is from women. If you don't like the feeling of being hit, you should not get to enjoy the satisfaction of hitting someone. Now I hope I am out of the doghouse with my wife. Love you Babe.

I will admit early in my marriage my husband pissed me off and I slapped him. He did not hit back although if he had I would not have blamed him.To this day I regret it. Not that it is excusable but I was 17, a new mother of a preemie and finishing high school so was stressed. But I should not have done it and realized immediately it was abusive. Never done it again.

I'll fight all you silly women!!!!!

LET'S DO THIS!!! HUAH!!!!!!

(PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH)

The question would be a lot easier to answer had it used the term lady.

Then it would be an easy answer - No. You don't hit a lady.

But alas, you did not use that term. As a result, it is not so cut and dry.

Why would the wording make any difference?? No one deserves to be hit.

I have your pole for you right here...

Dammit.

Why did the woman feel the need to use physical violence?
I think the real question here is: Is it okay for a woman to hit a man?
Would she do it if she knew there would be a price to pay?
Would the situation be different if it were two women?
I think this is a great Psychology/Sociology debate.

The question would be a lot easier to answer had it used the term lady.

Then it would be an easy answer - No. You don't hit a lady.

But alas, you did not use that term. As a result, it is not so cut and dry.

This question is moot, as a "lady" would have never slapped him in the first place.

i would answer no almost always.

But I have witnessed an incident where a female co-worker always cried abuse from her boyfriend. One night I was out with them and after a few drinks, she became verbally abusive to him and then took it to the physical level by jumping on his back and punching his face. He tried his best to remove her and finally he fell backwards (he wasn't a big guy), which caused her to hit her head on a table. She immediately started to scream that he was beating her when he never laid a hand on her other than to stop her hands from punching him.

In that instance, I lost all respect for that girl. It took everything out of me to not say something when everyone at work asked what happen to her head and she claimed victim.

Some women are mean and use the fact that most men won't hit a woman back. I agree with a previous poster that everyone should keep their hands to themselves regardless of gender.

Its not right, but men have testosterone, which can make then quick to anger and it can be a knee jerk reaction. So sometimes they dont' even realize what has happened until after they did it, just going on their natural reflexes. If you hit a man, you should expect to get hit like a man......thats all im saying.

A few years ago I had a couple of roommates. They were together for probably 5 years (and are still together and sadly, married). The entire time I lived with them, SHE beat the living crap out of HIM all the time. They had the kind of relationship where they only loved each other when they hated each other. I was present for one of their "fights" when she hit him in the head with a rock. He used her "abuse" as an excuse to sleep with any no-name in a bar, and she used his "cheating" as an excuse to beat the hell out of him.

All this time, not once, did he EVER lay a hand on her. Even when she hit him with he rock, he NEVER touched her. He'd leave for days and shack up with anyone he could find, but never touched her.

But that's exactly how she grew up. If something happened in the house, her dad beat the hell out of her mom. And in turn, her mom beat the hell out of her. Generation afer generation of abuse.


On the other hand... he was no angel, either. He got drunk one night and started a fight with me, and pushed me. That was the very night I moved out, and the last time I spoke to either of them.

If a woman slaps me there is a good chance I deserved it (although I can honestly say it has never happened), but I would accept the slap as punishment for whatever came out of my mouth that shouldn't have, even if it was a punch I would never hit back. However, if a woman came at me with a knife or gun or something I am sure instinct would take over and I would do what needed to be done to protect myself. That being said I am also extremely well trained in non-violent methods of detaining someone and ensuring they can't inflict any damage on me while at the same time not doing any real damage to them either. I've been trained to the degree that these moves are always my first reaction in a violent situation, so I really could never see myself throwing a punch in any circumstances outside of a boxing ring.

I have slapped twice (two different people) and guess what...I will never slap again. I learned my lesson after I ended up in the emergency room getting my face glued back together.

I would never hit a woman. Men who do are utter scum.

My psyc class got into this argument for 2 hours today... if a woman slaps you is it okay to hit her back?

Depends on where she slaps me If it was my butt, I'd pull out the cattails.