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A recent poll mentioned on the radio claimed that one in five boys thought that giving a girl a hard slap was a perfectly acceptable response to any behaviour they disliked. Examples of such behaviour were arguing back or talking to other boys. The poll also claimed that girls equally thought that such behaviour was acceptable if they had been behaving badly. The pollsters made a distinction between a hard slap and more serious violence such as punching or kicking. I’m quite amazed at this response – perhaps I grew up in a gentler climate so I’d like to see if it’s true. I’m only interested in violence that was more serious than playful fun. By this I mean something that you could not immediately shrug of as insignificant.
Girls: has a boy ever deliberately hit you hard enough to hurt - if so where – check all that apply
Never been hit
Slap on face
Slap on bottom
Punch in the face
Punch on the breast
Punch anywhere else
Girls: Had you behaved so badly that you deserved being hit
Yes I was being a total cow
Yes but he used more force than was appropriate
No I had done nothing to deserve being hit
It is never appropriate to be hit
Girls: Do you think that being slapped is ever acceptable even if you have been behaving badly as he sees it
Yes – it stops me behaving badly
I don’t like being hit but it is no great deal
No being hit is never acceptable
Boys: Have you ever hit or slapped a girlfriend who annoyed you. Did it make a difference to your relationship
I’ve never hit or slapped a girl
I hit her or slapped her and she left me because of it
I hit her or slapped her once and she stayed with me
Since I hit her or slapped her she has behaved much better
I often hit her or slap her and she stays with me
Boys: For what reasons have you hit or slapped a girlfriend.
I’ve never hit or slapped a girl
I hit her or slapped her because she was showing interest in other men
I hit her or slapped her because she argued with me
I hit her or slapped her because she made me look silly in front of other people
I hit her or slapped her because she wasted money
Boys: is it acceptable to hit or slap a girlfriend
No it’s never acceptable to hit or slap a girlfriend
Yes but only if the girlfriend behaves extremely badly
Yes its quite acceptable to hit or slap a girl if I want to
Boys: if you have ever hit a girl hard enough to hurt where did you do it - check all that apply
Never hit a girl
Slap on face
Slap on bottom
Punch in face
Punch on breast
Punch anywhere else
Girls: have any boyfriends ever done any of the following to you
Pinched you hard enough to leave a bruise
Pinched a nipple
Hit you between the legs
Beaten you with a belt
Beaten you with a cane
Left bruises which were hidden
Left bruises which showed to the world ie on face or arms
Given you a wedgie ( ie grabbed your knickers and pulled them up hard. )
This poll was created on 2003-02-19 22:20:03 by pam_r