When Is It OK to Hit a Woman?

The world of the Grammys was rocked this past Sunday – ROCKED, I tell you – with news that two of its performers, Chris Brown and Rihanna, had to pull out 3 hours prior to taking stage.  At the time it was believed they had gotten into a car accident; however, it was later found to be for a more serious reason: he had turned himself into the cops after an “unidentified woman” (later identified as Rihanna, as we’d all assumed) had called the cops on him and charged him with battery and assault. 

Whether or not the charges end up being true or not, the whole ugly incident has brought up the issue of domestic violence – specifically, against women. Experts are coming out of the woodwork making their comments about the subject, and they all have one uniform statement: “It’s never okay to hit a woman.”

Really? NEVER?  You’ve got to be kidding me!

Don’t get me wrong – I don’t believe that women deserved to be abused in any way.  However, I’ve always been taught to never say “never,” and, realistically, there ARE instances where, for men, it IS okay to hit a woman. 

You just have to know how to look at it.  Here are a list of examples for when it’s okay to hit a woman:

1. DURING SEX.  

Society has made it clear that it’s not “okay” to smack a woman.  BUT… what if you and your lover are performing S&M?  One would certainly agree that it would be hard NOT to hit a woman, given the whips and chains that would be surrounding the event.  Furthermore, women’s behinds tend to be quite sensitive to touch, and often love the feel of the sting it gets when they get “love tapped.”

2. WHEN SAVING HER LIFE.

Society has made it clear that it’s not “okay” to punch a woman in the stomach.  BUT… what if she’s choking on a piece of food, and the only way to save her is to perform the Heimlech maneuver? One would certainly agree that it would be NECESSARY to give her gut a nice whopping in order to open up her air passage enough to cough the food out.

3. WHEN GIVING HER A PAT ON THE BACK.

As a reward for a job well done, a person may pat another person on the back with a light hand-slapping repetition.  So, were a guy to do this to a girl, this would technically count as “hitting.” Lo and behold, it IS acceptable hitting.  This also goes for things like high-fives and chest bumps – in all instances, some form of hitting is involved.

4. IF YOU’RE BOXING HER.

Women and men don’t usually box each other.  However, if a woman sets up a challenge whereby she wants to try and box a man, it’s perfectly legal – nay, in the RULES – that both parties can hit each other.

5. IF SHE’S THREATENING YOUR LIFE.

If a woman is coming up to a man threatening to do bodily harm, and she’s holding a knife, gun, shovel, brick, brass knuckles, or any other kind of instrument of harm… as far as I’m concerned, she just threw away her “Please Don’t Hit Me” free card.  ’Cause in that situation, if I got a clear shot…. BOOM! She’s goin’ down!

So you see, it CAN be okay to hit a woman.  You just have to know when and how it’s acceptable.  Clearly, Mr. Brown hasn’t learned that yet, but here’s hoping he does!

-Aaron P. Taylor