Bugger hitting back! I'd probably be testing the difference in running speeds between men and women :p

Apparently you do think that they are inferior. Why should a man fight another man? Why can't a man hit a woman? WHY? Not "a man should fight another man," there is no logical reasoning behind that.

I would be no more likely to hit a woman than I would be a man. I would always try to resolve a conflict with as little force as possible. But when I am in danger, I will NOT care about the gender of the person attacking me.

Women wanted equality, they can have it.

watch the movie the way of the gun with ryan phillipe and benicio del torro.
the beginning of the movie has a good punch in the lips to a chick.

I don't think I could properly hit anyone even if they were attacking me.

But then you get no phat lewtz. Though it might increase your acrobatic skill a bit.

No one is saying to the contrary. However, some people don't realize there is a difference in threat between the average woman trying to hit you and the threat of an average man trying hit you, so they have the same response in each case. To base retaliation only on the incoming action and not on the harm it would cause to yourself is a lack of self-control. If you escalate the level of force being used against anyone, then it is now your fault however the fight turns out even if you didn't attack first.

[QUOTE=Darth Evad]watch the movie the way of the gun with ryan phillipe and benicio del torro.
the beginning of the movie has a good punch in the lips to a chick.[/QUOTE]
Or eight...

That beginning was one of the most unexpected scenes I've ever witnessed in a movie...

I'd be interested to know who has actually hit a woman, bang, slapped/punched in the face?

Bang? That depends on your definition of bang. :em321:

I haven't read the replies but...
If a woman decides not to act like a lady, I won't be treating her as such.

I have an extremely violent temperment, and in every physical confrontation I've ever been in, I lunge directly for the throat in an effort to silence the other person by choke holding them with one hand.

This has happened to a girl, once. I went to therapy. We aren't together anymore.

You dirty banker! :p

i spend a lot of time on north america's busiest highway. if i ever get rear ended by someone on a cell phone they're getting a punch in the mouth. man or woman.

i was also surprised by the beginnig of the way of the gun.
it's a good movie and i recommend it.

we're all talk.

None of use have ever soccer punched a lady

I kinda wish I had floored my 1st 2 gf's, then on 2nd thoughts, i'm glad i didnt.

They were short and weak, granted....

but they had very large strong male friends.

if(getThingFlags(source) & 0x8){
  do her}
elseif(getThingFlags(source) & 0x4){
  do other babe}
else{
  do a dude}

Soccer punched? Is that a wimpy Britlandish sucker punch?

i would never hit a nailface

European soccer plays hit like girls. Latin America soccer players brawl.

To be honest, we live in a world where violence between men and women are common most of the time. I feel that it maybe wrong to hit women, but they can abuse the whole 'should not hit girls thing' and use that to their advantage. But if they wan't to have equal rights as men, they should not play on the whole 'women are weaker then men' idea. I think thats not true as there are many women who are stronger than some men. It depends on the situation and if there was a risk of myself being injured, I'll defend myself.

I can speak from experience when a girl (who was known for her anger problems) threw me across the classroom at school and in order to defend myself I put my arm up to stop her pushing and accidentley caught her in the face. However she got into trouble in the end (but I became unpopular as a result).

I try to avoid this kind of situation in the first place (as it leads making to me MANY enemies).

hey now! eric cantona dropkicked a bloke in the crowd once!

I've never hit a girl in a fashion that was not playful. The closest I've come is beating an effeminate man....in his legs....because he was being an immature drunk and needed to be immobilized.

If she posed a real threat, then yes, I'd hit a girl. I don't see it happening, though. I'm not exactly a small guy, and I know very few girls who have any significant physical strength. Come to think of it, I don't believe I know any. I'm not saying they aren't out there, just that they're a rare thing in my parts.

If I was in the situation of the original poster, when I noticed that she was on the verge of smacking me, I would try to create a situation where her arm hitting my cause more pain to her than it did to me. Like swing my arm or hand in any way imaginable to try and make some good impact on her arm while it was extended in my direction. Enough pain to get her to really notice and feel stupid for trying to hit me.

There are many situations where guys give each other friendly smacks, slaps, punches, whatever. You cant do this with everybody, only a few people you trust not to make a big deal about it. If you know the person would not be cool with it, you likely wont do it unless you want to start trouble. A girl is much more likely to start trouble about it than a guy, so natually guys end up smacking other guys for fun rather than girls because they are the ones who are more likely to be cool with it.

If a random female comes up to you in the street and wants to start trouble, then I suppose thats where you have to be careful. Just hope there are witnesses and let her start the fighting and only cause her pain in self defense. Does she deserve to get laid out cold on the sidewalk? Sure. But unfortunately, we live in a society that ends up grossly favoring women in many situations in a pathetic attempt to make things equal.

When it comes to girlfriends, or sisters, or other close females that are closer to you like its different for me. My girlfriend thought it was "cute" to give me quite a painful jab to the ribs, so I got really mad and gave her one helluva punch back in the same spot. She screamed in pain and got pissed at me at first, but then I said "well what do you think you just did to me??" and she couldnt really think of anything to say and shut up about it. She threatened to kick me in the balls one time and I told her I would break up with her on the spot.

So yeah, I suppose it depends on the situation.

Well I people don't come up to me anymore and try punching me, they've since been aware that I carry knives on me. How ever, I can't carry knives to every single place I go, so sometimes I solve things differently. I think I've been getting soft, as I my number of enemies has gone significantly down and the number of friends is higher than I imagined possible. I know that a girl can pose just as much a threat as a man, and a girl who is as dangerous as a man is something that I find really attractive, I guess thats why I'd flirt with them in a fight.

I love you Gold

"Hey baby, that's wonderful left jab you've got there...care to show me that again at my place?"

hehe

My god. I had food in my mouth when I read that. I almost spit it all over my keyboard. That is the funniest thing I have read in a while.

Honestly, people it's not that hard. We don't hit girls, because

a) As a sex they are weaker then men. I know some can do karate, but that's not the point. Generally a guy is going to be able to take out a girl , so it's considered cowardly like to hit one.

b) Two, we have generally thought of it as our responsibility to protect women, and hitting them really would seem counter productive. It's kind if a biological thing combined wit ha cultural thing.


Thread over, stop bickering about nothing.

I'm going to beat Kwiet's girly-*** six ways 'til sunday...

I guess most of the men in the world are hypocrites then.

Oh, wait...

1.) You are not in a real gang.
2.) You are not a ninja.
3.) People do not try punching you because that is not something normal people do, and...
4.) You are not Zorro.

Socially you still can't hit girls because social norms are stupid.

One could argue you can't hit girls because they're genetically weaker or they don't get completely fair treatment anyway or something equally lame.

I hit girls because I am one.

<3

seconded

All I could think of when I saw the title.
And, in the right circumstances, yes. But I never hit anyone anymore.
I'm a pacifist. You know, pass on the fists.

-*ahem*I actually had this idea a long time ago but this thread made it necessary.

I change my answer.

Depending on the girl, you bet I'd hit it.

wait....that's not what you meant?

Hey, if they want to vote, they've got to deal with punches to the boobs. :p (especially if they try to kick you in the crotch or do that grab and twist maneuver they teach in women self-defense classes)

Wait, you mean punching in the boob counts as a "hit?" Then I totally have to change my answere. **** were made for socking.

Punching a boob is not anywhere the same category as a nut shot.

I was under the impression it was exactly the same thing.

-Though I imagine it hurts to get a shot in the lady-parts.

Hell no, it's not the same. At least not in terms of pain.