I Hate Guys Who Hit Women

acpguy thinks this is perfectly okay on the flimsy pretext of self-defense and having the responsibility to protect ourselves from violence against us. Apart from the very dubious likelihood of suddenly being attacked by a horde of rabid, raging, homicidal Amazon warriors, what do the rest of you think of this peculiar view?

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QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

If you legitimately feel threatened, you should defend yourself with proportionate force. And if you're physically far more powerful than your opponent, you should probably moderate your response. I don't think gender really plays into this.

I'm not going to let a child beat me up either, but I'm not going to fracture their skull in return, you know?