Every day in Business class we start off with a topic of the day. Last Tuesday the topic was a radio talk show that discussed whether or not it was ok for Tiger's wife to beat on him. The male host said that it was not ok for Elin Woods to scratch Tiger's face and chase him down with a golf club. Arguing that, had the roles been reversed, Tiger would get a prison sentence. Shortly after proposing this argument a female caller rang in saying that a woman has every right to hit her husband/boyfriend if he cheats on her. Our class started to debate whether or not it was ok for a woman to hit a man in that situation and vice versa. The typical supports were brought up: it is never ok to hit a woman, but a man could cause more damage, women can't inflict serious injury, ect. I wasn't really swayed by anyone. Like most I have always believed that a man hitting a woman is never justifiable (unless she's crazy and trying to kill you or something) and a woman hitting a man isn't that big a deal. Then I remembered a story my gym teacher told my class last year during our domestic violence unit. Her male friend was dating a woman who appeared quite pleasant to public eye. However, in the confines of her home she beat her boyfriend. My teacher would see bruises on him but never expected that a woman was hitting him.
Later that day we watched Minority Report in class. I recognize that the scenario in the movie could not occur in real life, but it still reminded me of the domestic violence discussion we had in Business. I was really bummed for the guy in the movie. He was clearly trying his best to make his wife happy but she still proceeded to cheat on him in his own home. I get that it's not ok to stab people with scissors, but I think it really sucks that a woman's betrayal will always go unpunished while a husband will be sent to jail if he merely hits his wife with and open hand (Once again, I am 100% against domestic violence) What do you think? Is the current system fair? Is it ok for women to hit men? ->What if they cheat? Were Elin Woods' actions acceptable? -> Does the public embarrassment she is suffering count for anything? Or any other comments
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To answer your post, I dont think its okay for women to hit men, espeically in the situation you mentioned. If it is domestic violence for a man to hit his wife in that situation then the opposite is true also. You can't give women special treatment solely because maybe its less common for them to hit a man and they can't do "as much damage", however they can. Domestic violence is wrong no matter who does it, and in the case of Tiger Woods, yes he screwed up big time and its okay for his wife to be mad, but not okay for her to hit him. Good blog post
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