I do boxing club and I've punched quite a few girls in the face before and it sucks. In general they're used to fighting guys who don't ever fight back so they're stunned when I do hit them. Oh well, they're in boxing club; they'll deal with it.

guys, guys, come on, punching a skinny woman isn't going to damage her any more than a skinny guy, if we were really that delicate you'd get twice as many females breaking bones in accidents etc than males.. punching a girl who does sport or martial arts or got a bit or muscle is going to cause even less damage. Especially between the legs.... Haven't been in a fight since I was about 12 when girls and boys are pretty evenly matched, but a couple of guys I know who are quite skinny are about the same strength as me (and Im 5'2 and not built that big).. I know from like lifting boxes moving house, climbing over walls etc, dont ask!) I am also in a band with 3 guys and 2 girls, and the strongest person in the band is a girl..

I mean if you take a guy and a girl who are both ridiculously fit and healthy then obviously the guy would be stronger, but that's not the average bored person on a train who spends all day sitting down or whatever. You can't judge by appearences these days.

I voted for 'if she started it' because anyone regardless of gender should accept the consequences if they'r stupid enough get violent on someone else. Starting it only counts as violence btw, mouthing off and getting in peoples faces like the girl on the train does not count as violence (Had to watch it with the sound off cos Im at work, so I dont know how offensive she was getting but the most she did physically was wave her arms around a lot). The old lady blatantly knew she was all talk and ignored her so she got bored and went and had a go at the other people who gave her more attention. If she'd hit the old lady then of course she deserved someone to punch her lights out. Not getting into mental illness discussions here tho..

If someones got a knife or gun I'd prefer to run the fuck away, but if you think you can stop them shooting you by punching them then go ahead...

And the person who thinks female bodybuilders do not class as women is clearly feeling threatened, they do not look any more freaky than male bodybuilders, who are all growing tits anyway because their bodies start making oestrogen because of the steroids, get a life

I think this thread is a little ridicolous (sorry no offense meant).

Animals use violence against animals of same specie only to "conquer" a female. I could be wrong but I can't think of a male animal to use violence against a female (except for reproduction motives). So I can't think of a reason why people should do it, the only exception is for auto-defense if someone is so dumb to start.

Personally, the only situation I've ever hit someone is during soccer match, and only for auto-defense during a fight. We don't play against girls, so I don't think I'll never hit a girl.

I'm a girl and I do karate, particularly Uechi-Ryu. I've been doing this for about 8 years now. Guys hit me all the time there and at school and it's fine by me. I block them, but I don't necessarily punch them back, unless they keep attacking me then yes, I would punch them back.

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No.


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