Not talking about self-defense or the defense of others against physical violence.

no

absolutely.
we are talking about a guy hitting it, right?

that was good

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Women can hit men?

Definetly not...but I'm wondering why this is even a poll and why people say yes?

every time i need to wash dishes

I was actually very surprised myself that there are people answering yes

Aparently so, according to the 10 people answering yes in the poll I created

I was married to an abusive man who hit, pulled hair and spit on me.. I never ONCE did any of those things to him.. no matter what HE did I never had the "right" to hit back..

well I think people are misunderstanding the polls.
For what I understand, the hitting would be due to anger, or mood, not justified like self defense. And really, I can't believe someone would actually say yes, unless they misunderstood and answered yes in case the hitting was justified (meaning, self defense or something similar).

No, but every bit as important, it is JUST as unacceptable for a girl to hit a guy.

If a girl acts like a man and hits a guy, she can't complain when she gets treated like a man and hit back.

If a woman is sticking a pointy object into my body, bet yer a$$ I'm gonna punch her.

Otherwise, no.

no tattoos, piercings or acupuncture for you, eh?

Does spanking count?

you are indeed right thinking sister jenn

Just so that I'm not misunderstood, I would not hit a woman. However, I have seen several occasions where a girl attacks a guy. They do so because they have no fear of repercussions from the guy.

I also saw a guy ###### slap a girl in the parking lot of a bar when she kept punching him and daring him to hit her. After several, "I'm serious, don't touch me" type remarks and no response, she received her comeuppance. I didn't blame the guy at all.

Makes perfect sense to me...why should a woman think she can get away with hitting a man, and not expect to receive back what she's dishing out?

My ex used to fly off and slap me every once in a while. One day she got pissed for god knows what reason and raised up. By this point, I knew what was coming and pushed her away. She fell to the ground and started crying like a 5 year old who just lost her dog. She started screaming at me, "don't ever put your hands on me again!" "Then don't try to slap me again."

I really felt like she had this mentality of "he's a man, he can take it." The problem is, I don't like being hit and I have a serious temper. I always refrained, but my first instinct when hit is to hit back. All it would have taken was for me to slap her back one time and my #### would have been in jail.

I heard a statistic a while back than something like 50% of men will be victims of domestic violence. However, men are highly unlikely to call the authorities. Guys don't want to look like a wimp and are fearful that a tear in her eye is all it would take for him to end up in jail.

because usually the man is stronger then the woman...

i am not saying it is ok for a woman to hit a man... I don't think anybody should hit anybody....

She would be taking unfair advantage then, if the double standard applies. Being stronger than a woman doesn't mean that a man just has to take being assualted by a woman.

I did not vote cause I can't say yes and I can't say no.
I would say it's not acceptable but sometimes very understandable.
There's women outthere that will push a man's buttons to the point where he simply reacts,I have seen it and I'm sorry in my eyes,women like that are asking for it.
(If you call a man each and every name in the book,worst insults,spit in his face and so on YES he does have the right to hit you)
Other than what I have mentioned above,NO not acceptable at all.
A man (just like a woman) should know their boiling point and leave the room,house ,situation BEFORE they lose control.
Nat

No. I'm sure the folks who practice S&M bondage will disagree.

(Disclaimer: this clip doesn't reflect my opinion...it is meant as sarcasm)

From Dave Chappelle: Wayne Brady showing another side of his persona.

Regarding double standards....anyone who said it is unacceptable for a man to hit a woman would also have to think it unacceptable for a man to hit another man, no?

If someone grew up in a household where their parents took out their angry frustrations on the kids, they too will be inclined to be physical when they are angry. While I think spanking a child on the bottom is appropriate under certain circumstances, a parent should never spank their child in anger. Easier said than done. If someone has difficulty expressing their anger in a productive way, they have the potential of striking someone (spouse or child) out of anger. People who say they never get angry are probably in denial of their anger. Just my two cents.

Guess you wont hear many women screaming "equality" with this one , huh?

"Is it acceptable for a man to hit a woman?"

Depends.

Is it Hillary?

Physical abuse is never acceptable regardless of gender....but if a woman is abusing a man, I'm going to generalize for a second and say she does so based on the double standard and is banking on the fact that he won't retaliate....

As Lisa said, physical abuse is never acceptable. I voted in the sister-thread to this one ("Is it acceptable for a woman to hit a man?") that I thought it was wrong for a woman to hit a man, so I'd be an extreme hypocrite if I said it'd be okay for a man to hit a woman.

I do think that, as terrible as physical abuse is, psychological abuse is far worse. I realize this wasn't the intention of the thread, but physical trauma (usually) heals over time by itself; psychological wounds could take years or never fully recover at all.

Not acceptable....from either gender. Plain and simple.