What if she is trying to kill him ?
thats slightly differant, then she is disturbed
What if she is trying to kill him ?
thats slightly differant, then she is disturbed
So then can I disturb her?
If a guy ever punched me, there is no way I'd ever punch him back. I'm not going to continue a battle I have no way of winning.
How often do you see news stories of women "beating the crap out of" men?
Domestic violence, for example, is overwhelmingly about men beating women, not the other way around.
Surely you would fight back instinctively? At least when I was in fights as a kid, sheer instinct would take over and I'd start flailing away. .....
Hate to tell you people but there are 5 types of recognised abuse towards adults
If a guy grabs my butt, can I turn around and slap him? If a guy calls me a foul name, can I slap him?
I've only ever hit one man. He knew why he got hit and he took it.
James, I suggest you do some reading on the difference between "ideological and militant feminism" (which is actually counter-productive), and "egalitarian feminism", which I support.
I'm glad somebody has already posted that in fact, men are equally likely to be victims of domestic violence as women.
Come on James, seriously, are you willing to trust the Howard government on this one? Did you trust them over the invasion of Iraq and willingness to stay?
What about their mail pamphlet campaign on the dangers of illegal drug use, despite 95% of substance related deaths being caused by either tobacco or alcohol - which the government makes a shit load of revenue from?
Sure, "ice" (meth-amphetamine) leads to a lot of mental health problems, addiction, violence, and other crimes. But what about compared to alcohol?
What did YOU think about his refusal to say "sorry" to the aborigines/indigenous Australians? What did they base that on? Did you think it was racism?
So why pick one side OVER THE OTHER on this particular issue, violence?
(On another side issue: )
I'm starting to believe that political correctness is just another way of denying anyone's right to discuss issues that aren't in line with the current swing of "the pendulum". Its only going to swing back the other way when people wake up and figure out they've been deceived.
What an effective weapon "PC" has proven to be - shut any one up on any issue you don't want people talking about/to hear about/to discuss, by telling them they are being "offensive".
Orleander:
If a girl grabs my butt, can I turn around and slap her? If a girl calls me a foul name (such as that 'small cocked faggot satire'), can I slap her?
The simple fact of the matter is 'No'. That's assault under the law, and if reported, I'd be thrown in the slammer so fast my head would spin.
If a guy grabs your butt, you report him to the police. If he calls you a foul name, you walk away. That's what men are expected to do. If you want equal rights with men, then you must also share the burden of acting like a rational adult, and not resorting to violence at every perceived slight.
Lots of women who are victims of domestic assault 'know why they got hit', and 'took it'.
Do you think we need a "violence against men: Australia says no!" campaign, too? Do we need to tell girlfriends who think it is ok to hit their boyfriend that it is not? Is it that big a problem? My gut feeling is that such advertisements are not needed. How about you?