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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC
Yes, I agree that it depends on the level of violence, e.g., if the outcome involves someone dying or becoming permanently incapacitated. But why is it that we as a society condone same-sex violence, e.g., boxing, wrestling, ultimate fighting, but NFL players are getting fired or fined due to physically assaulting their wives/girlfriends? Or the fact that Mel Gibson has barely worked for the past 10 years? It's because a decent society understands the inherent imbalance of physical power between a man and a woman, and that men must heed a code of conduct that involves not physically attacking women. It has nothing to do with feminism or being woke. Don't. hit. women. Ever. It's about abuse of power. It's about bullies who are enabled by the existence of the imbalance of power. To say simply that all violence is equally bad is akin to saying "all lives matter;" it just whitewashes the particularly the unique evil of men assaulting women.
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What society condones is not based on gender so much as whether the opponents are evenly matched. That is why welterweights do not fight heavyweights. That is why when someone is mentally incapacited or old, society thinks they deserve greater protection. If it’s a young female caregiver hurting an elderly male, everyone thinks it is horrific, because he’s helpless against her. Children and animals are helpless compared to adult humans. They deserve greater protection.
In most cases (but not all) men are stronger than women and must not abuse their greater strength.