Almost a third of respondents thought it was acceptable for men to hit their partners. Wow. The human race never ceases to find ways to amaze me, and not in a

Almost a third of respondents thought it was acceptable for men to hit their partners. Wow. The human race never ceases to find ways to amaze me, and not in a good way. Of course I'm opposed to violence against anybody, male or female. But it is still the case (last I checked) that women are on average smaller and less physically imposing than men, meaning a man hitting a women is usually an "unfair fight." I have always supposed that was a big part of the reason why, historically, violence against women was seen as so much more troubling (at least by some people).