How a man is supposed to deal with a female adversary

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Re: How a man is supposed to deal with a female adversary

@LP

Is protection stooping? Nomica mentioned very mild examples of abuse, but it may reach to extreme levels. Moreover, why should anyone, regardless of gender, accept abuse?
Now, protection doesn’t necessarily mean striking back but that depends on the situation a person is in.

Is there anything in Nomi’s original post that clearly indicates a “struggle” taking place that would necessitate self-defense? …Because honestly I didn’t get that impression from his post. For example, if she’s pummeling her fists at you…if it’s a situation where she’s not backing down…then do what you need to in order to keep her at a distance and get yourself and others out of harm’s way. But if she’s given you a slap…(which you were unable to prevent)…and then her slap is followed by a pause where she’s not physically attacking you (she’s backed down)…striking her then doesn’t look like self-defense; it looks more like payback.