Pericles:"there is a different level of social acceptance in the situations where i) a woman slaps a man and ii) a man slaps a woman.ericles:"there is a different level of social acceptance in the situations where i) a woman slaps a man and ii) a man slaps a woman."

Why? Never mind any nonsense about proportionality. What is the proximal reason?

Pericles, you are doing a marvelous job at making Antiseptic's pathetic argument about male/female violence seem ridiculous.

However, you will never change his mind about women being the main problem in all situations on earth!

They are even at fault if men beat the c##p out of other men ... sigh.

Belly, I would have thought you were a better man than to say you would hit a woman, overweight or not.

I feel sorry for men who feel so angry at all women that they can't see the wood for the trees.

Thank goodness there are plenty of fine men around that DO see good in plenty of women.

So tell me Suse, why should a woman be allowed to hit a man, but the man not allowed to respond?

Take your time....

Because the law says you can't Antiseptic...

Actually Susie, the law says you can't hit me and I can't hit you, but the practise is different, as Mr Waterstreet's little observation showed.

Asimov said that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Why do we expect women to use it and demand that men should never do so? don't give me any nonsense about proportionality, or circular arguments, or non-sequiturs or any of the rest of the guff designed to prevent any uncomfortable thoughts crossing your mind.

Come out and say it: women are not regarded as being able to control themselves and men are, therefore, it's expected that women will hit men when angry and it's expected that men will be able to restrain themselves from hitting back.

You can actually hit someone, as long as your response to their assault is proportional to the situation and only enough to stop the assault. You can also elevate your level of force until you get the desired result.

The problem with women assaulting men and our conditioned response - or lack thereof as highlighted in the OP and some responses in here - is a social one.