What About Self-Defense?

DarkBehindTheStars · 2025-12-09T05:01:38+00:00

Saw this stupid image on a recent Twitter/X post. I hate this. Sorry but anyone being attacked regardless of genders has the right to take a stand and defend themselves. A man/boy being attacked by a woman/girl has every right to do the same as much as the other way around. And especially what if said female attacker has a weapon and is not only attacking me but even outright trying to kill me? Or someone else? Just stand there and let the violence happen?

Unfortunately this mentality and the whole "men never hit women no matter what" way of thinking is a major reason why female on male violence is so underreported. Then factor in any kind of violence against men still counted as being against women, and men/boys who are victims of female violence/abuse (which absolutely happens and in much bigger numbers than many are aware), and abused men/boys are at such a disadvantage. Even in self-defense, a man/boy being attacked still gets vilified and made out to be the villain and gets punished.

Sorry but male or female, you attack me or someone I care about, I will stand my ground and fight back. Both men/boys and women/girls being attacked by anyone of either gender has every right to defend themselves and gender shouldn't even be a thought in such a situation.

HuumanDriftWood · 2025-12-09T05:36:22+00:00

Equal rights, equal fights.

Current_Finding_4066 · 2025-12-09T07:15:12+00:00

Such bullshit caused women to think they can hit men with impunity. If she hits you, you have right to self defense.

clownmage · 2025-12-09T05:31:06+00:00

Some condenm even self defense, we need to start to call out this cattle behaviour from men asap

Ericridge · 2025-12-09T06:09:55+00:00

Equal rights, equal lefts!

Sufficient-Row-7366 · 2025-12-09T09:03:40+00:00

There's one episode of Dr. Phil, where a man was recounting his abuse of getting tackled, kicked, and punched by his partner. She swung a chair at his head. He shoved her back. Afterward, he sustained bruises, cuts, and scratches from the aforementioned assault. Dr. Phil said something to the effect of: "It doesn't matter if she hits you. You never lay hands on a woman." I never really liked Dr. Phil, but that was a new low.

Celestial_Hyena · 2025-12-09T07:33:50+00:00

Classic Feminism

1) Attacking Men for taking their Masculinity too seriously if they work for their best interests.

2) Reinforcing Men's Ego Investment to their Masculinity by attaching it to well-being of Women.

Downtown-Campaign536 · 2025-12-09T05:34:10+00:00

Do not tell transgender women this cheat code!

Stunning-Yoghurt369 · 2025-12-09T14:19:25+00:00

This is exactly why women think they can assault men, with the idea that men can't defend themselves against them.

Unfortunately, if a man defends himself against a woman, and other men are around, some of them have been conditioned to be white knights!

Here I come to save the daaaaaay 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♂️

Reasonable_Elk3267 · 2025-12-09T13:27:21+00:00

The day you mouth off at a man, that’s the day you’re no longer a woman.

How well would that go over?

Background_Court7318 · 2025-12-09T15:43:20+00:00

“No longer be a man”

As if that matters in 2025 Lmaooo. I just love to watch feminists trip on their own bullshit and blame men for their own stupidity.

63daddy · 2025-12-09T15:11:22+00:00

I think this fits with why women initiate more domestic violence than men, despite being weaker on average. They do so because they know men have been trained to not fight back and typically men don’t. However when pushed to where they will fight back, the woman is probably going to get the worst of it.

Wonderful_System5658 · 2025-12-09T12:10:37+00:00

If a woman hits you with conviction, you should defend yourself by quickly subduing your attacker. Going beyond that is pointless and would provoke more violence. She'll also claim that she's the victim so she can get away with it.

ReferendumAutonomic · 2025-12-09T15:28:39+00:00

I never hit a woman, but mother threatened with weapon to stab me 3 times. July 2019 lazy psych ward staff eventually stopped a 50 year old woman who was chasing and trying to punch me.

Soulful_Sadist · 2025-12-11T04:38:12+00:00

Exactly. It's a very controversial topic, but the statement in the image makes the assumption that Men are never victims of abuse, assault, even murder by the hands and actions of women. Worse yet, some of the worst things women ever do to Men never involves laying a hand on them... yet the outcome is often worse. Too often it drives the Man to end Himself out of despair from false allegations (which happen WAYYYYY too often), being legally and financially rayped in divorce and child custody courts, never getting to see His own kids or (more evil still) the kids being brainwashed against Him being told false stories that they don't know any better about. All manner of things.

HOWEVER... yes, the principle is still sound in that (by and large) Men are larger, stronger, and can easily harm women if he so desired. Then again, the great equalizer is always a blunt force weapon, knife, gun, etc., etc.

So ultimately, the legal system is blatantly anti-Male and is brainwashed into believing only women can or do suffer abuse and, apparently, only Men can or do cause abuse. Just five minutes scrolling through social media will prove that notion to be blasphemously false. More than the fingers and toes on My body there were female teachers arrested for SA with their young male students. That's just ONE example of how women aren't always exactly the prim and proper, puppy dogs and rainbows, angels they're suggested to be.

So, yes... as Men, just by default, one of O/our prime duties is to gain self-mastery just for life in general.

However, abso-friggin-lutely, if a woman starts coming after you with literal and undeniable terminal violence... dude, do what you have to do to save your life and those you love who may also be threatened by said crazy person.

All the best.

TenuousOgre · 2025-12-11T07:08:33+00:00

Ladies don’t hit. Any woman hitting gets treated just like any other attacker.

Stunning-Yoghurt369 · 2025-12-09T14:18:11+00:00

There was a time when a man could discipline his woman and his children.

There was a certain level of respect my grandmother half of my grandfather, and when she decided to step out of character, he quickly reminded her who was the head of the household

Title	What About Self-Defense?
Author	DarkBehindTheStars
Upvotes	156
Comments	31
Date	December 9, 2025 5:01 AM UTC (7 months ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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