ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat sounds like a double standard but isn't?message-squaremessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down15
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squareWhat sounds like a double standard but isn't?ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days agoNope, exactly the same. It’s more common for a woman to hit a man as a self-defense, but this doesn’t mean women are not capable of an assault, it does happen and is no less violent. We should look at the exact circumstances, not genders.
minus-squareJamesTBagg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoI agree that violence is violence, however, the legal repercussions are very often not the same, the public repercussions are often not the same.
Nope, exactly the same.
It’s more common for a woman to hit a man as a self-defense, but this doesn’t mean women are not capable of an assault, it does happen and is no less violent.
We should look at the exact circumstances, not genders.
I agree that violence is violence, however, the legal repercussions are very often not the same, the public repercussions are often not the same.