We have talked at length in this class, as well as in the textbook, about domestic violence. In another class of mine we are also talking about the effects of domestic abuse. We were given a prompt that asked if it was ever alright for a man to hit a woman. It was interesting hearing the wide array of answers, because it is a topic that is very polarized. Most people, surprisingly, said yes, men can hit women in situations. The distinguishing factor was how hard the man was striking the woman, and the intent to harm. I saw my classmates' points that if a woman is hitting a man over and over that a man should be able to stop it someway. Hitting her back should be a last resort. We also talked about what the laws in our states say about men hitting women, which was interesting comparing different state laws. The last part that really stuck with me was when my teacher, who is a woman, said she expects to get hit by guys because she hits them. She said when you hit someone, it is a reflex to hit them back, and that if you're a woman and you're hitting a guy, his natural instinct is to hit back. She said the difference was where a guys hits a woman, and, again, the intent behind the hit.
I personally don't think men should hit women, but nonetheless it was an interesting topic of discussion that I wanted to share through the blog.
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