I was talking to a girl about men hitting women. She said the usual line, “A man should never ever hit a woman no matter what.”
So I asked her, “If you and I were walking down the street and, out of nowhere, a big strong woman starts beating you senseless without provocation, what should I do? Should I pull out my phone and call the cops or should I use my fists?”
Her face said it all. She had no answer. She started rambling with lines like, “But I didn’t do anything to her,” and “You could convince her to stop.”
I just nodded and said, “Exactly. I’ll stand back and ask her nicely to stop. That will fix everything.”
The mental gymnastics were unreal.
