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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

11% (30) Never been hit
48% (131) Slap on face
47% (130) Slap on bottom
18% (51) Punch in the face
36% (100) Punch on the breast
34% (93) Punch anywhere else

271 voters have answered this question.

Girls: Had you behaved so badly that you deserved being hit

29% (78) Yes I was being a total cow
26% (72) Yes but he used more force than was appropriate
20% (55) No I had done nothing to deserve being hit
23% (63) It is never appropriate to be hit

268 voters have answered this question.

Girls: Do you think that being slapped is ever acceptable even if you have been behaving badly as he sees it

33% (86) Yes – it stops me behaving badly
24% (64) I don’t like being hit but it is no great deal
42% (109) No being hit is never acceptable

259 voters have answered this question.

Boys: Have you ever hit or slapped a girlfriend who annoyed you. Did it make a difference to your relationship

42% (91) I’ve never hit or slapped a girl
11% (24) I hit her or slapped her and she left me because of it
10% (22) I hit her or slapped her once and she stayed with me
10% (22) Since I hit her or slapped her she has behaved much better
25% (55) I often hit her or slap her and she stays with me

214 voters have answered this question.

Boys: For what reasons have you hit or slapped a girlfriend.

39% (82) I’ve never hit or slapped a girl
12% (27) I hit her or slapped her because she was showing interest in other men
30% (63) I hit her or slapped her because she argued with me
11% (25) I hit her or slapped her because she made me look silly in front of other people
5% (12) I hit her or slapped her because she wasted money

209 voters have answered this question.

Boys: is it acceptable to hit or slap a girlfriend

38% (83) No it’s never acceptable to hit or slap a girlfriend
29% (63) Yes but only if the girlfriend behaves extremely badly
31% (67) Yes its quite acceptable to hit or slap a girl if I want to

213 voters have answered this question.

Boys: if you have ever hit a girl hard enough to hurt where did you do it - check all that apply

29% (67) Never hit a girl
14% (33) Slap on face
16% (36) Slap on bottom
13% (30) Punch in face
15% (34) Punch on breast
10% (24) Punch anywhere else

224 voters have answered this question.

Girls: have any boyfriends ever done any of the following to you

11% (23) Pinched you hard enough to leave a bruise
14% (31) Pinched a nipple
18% (39) Hit you between the legs
15% (32) Beaten you with a belt
4% (10) Beaten you with a cane
9% (20) Left bruises which were hidden
11% (25) Left bruises which showed to the world ie on face or arms
13% (29) Given you a wedgie ( ie grabbed your knickers and pulled them up hard. )

209 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2003-02-19 22:20:03 by pam_r
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