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  • Lemvi@piefed.ziptoFeminism@lemmy.world•Lemmy has a sexism problem
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    4 days ago

    I’m not sure that’s the point of the comment though. Maybe it is, idk.

    I guess we fundamentally agree and just interpret the comment differently. Hitting others is generally not ok, except in self defense.

    I interpret the comment as “The boy should learn some self defense. That will help him get over the abuse and recover some self esteem.”, which I find valid.

    You interpret it as “The boy should start hitting girls. This domination will lift his self esteem”. I agree that’s a shit take, but again, I also don’t interpret the comment that way, and I don’t think that those who upvoted it do.

    I guess only OP can clarify what they meant.


  • Lemvi@piefed.ziptoFeminism@lemmy.world•Lemmy has a sexism problem
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    4 days ago

    Don’t know the context here, but to me it looks like that comment simply suggests teaching self defense to a victim of physical violence. Knowing some self defense is generally a good idea, especially if someone has a higher risk / history of being physically attacked. And if your attacker is a woman of course you still need to defend yourself.

    That’s not the same as teaching boys to hit girls, and I don’t think that’s the point the comment was trying to make.

    Another point I think I have to make: hitting back is not the same as self defense, it is retaliation, and not something we should teach children.