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This is obviously very upsetting. But I'd also like to know what y'all's answers would be to the question on this meme. This is not something I advocate for I'm going to be transparent about that, I've just noticed things like this a lot on the internet and want to gain some perspective.
Nobody should be allowed to hit anybody without consent. And men shouldn't be afraid of speaking up; abuse of men does happen.
That said, it's not the primary direction in which abuse happens, so I'm not sure this is a healthy way to highlight the issue.
it's not the primary direction in which physical abuse happens
FIFY. There's plenty, maybe not complete parity but not that far off, of abuse going in this direction too, it just tends not to result in unaliving people when it escalated. I think it's important to recognize it so that people feel comfortable to speak up.
No one should be hitting anyone. Damn. Your parents didnβt teach yβall not to hit?
The parents which hit us? π€
(That said, no physical attacks should be allowed without permission)
Domestic violence is intrinsically bad, and justice should be served to abusers. If a victim has a legitimate fear for their life and is physically unable to escape their abuser, violence in kind is morally justified. Whether the victim is male or female is irrelevant.
If someone is being battered, they have the right to defend themself with appropriate / proportional force, regardless of the gender of the assailant.
However, that said, you can be in the right and still be arrested, and public opinion tends to side with the woman in cases where the situation is nebulous, so maybe factor that into your decision.
can we maybe not import the "equal rights, equal lefts" arguments from the dark half of reddit?
None, nobody should hit anybody as it violates the NAP, "Dont hit people and dont take their stuff". With that said if someone aggresses against you i feel that you are justified in defending yourself with the minimum amount of force required to end the aggression. If a woman hits a man the first thing should be to attempt to walk away. If that does not work and the man is physically capable of restraining this woman he should do so as restraining would be enough force to stop the hitting.
Hitting back is an escalation