Susan, this IS a good topic. And yes, there is a double standard. No doubt. For many years there have been documented cases of battered husbands; but domestic violence committed by the woman is just not reported very often because it embarrasses the men. ("What, you can't control your woman?")
I think that Rosa and Pat are right. I also think that there's a double standard because in so many couples, the man has a significant strength advantage, and often height and weight as well. It's not a fair fight, regardless of which side was wrong (or wronged). I would feel the same way about a couple in which the woman was much stronger and larger than the man -- it's bullying to use your strength to hurt another person. But when the smaller person fights back, we see it differently.
I agree with Rosa. If Elin had simply smacked Tiger Woods with a golf club (or, for that matter, a baseball bat), and he called the authorities, she would have been arrested. The car accident muddies everything up (but is also the reason it all went public).
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Susan, this IS a good topic. And yes, there is a double standard. No doubt. For many years there have been documented cases of battered husbands; but domestic violence committed by the woman is just not reported very often because it embarrasses the men. ("What, you can't control your woman?")
I think that Rosa and Pat are right. I also think that there's a double standard because in so many couples, the man has a significant strength advantage, and often height and weight as well. It's not a fair fight, regardless of which side was wrong (or wronged). I would feel the same way about a couple in which the woman was much stronger and larger than the man -- it's bullying to use your strength to hurt another person. But when the smaller person fights back, we see it differently.
I agree with Rosa. If Elin had simply smacked Tiger Woods with a golf club (or, for that matter, a baseball bat), and he called the authorities, she would have been arrested. The car accident muddies everything up (but is also the reason it all went public).
December 10, 2009 - 8:23amThis Comment
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