>What are you basing this statement on? Is it too much force
>because she is a woman, or just too much force in general?
>If we replace the woman with another football player, is it
>still to much force?
>
>To me, it looks to me like he responded with equal force. He
>was just better at punching than she is.
>Just like if it was a shootout. The fact that you hit your
>target and the other guy missed doesn't mean that you used
>more force.
>
>The whole logic of having to assess the potential strength and
>fighting ability of your attacker before striking back is
>dumb.
>
>The appropriateness of a course of action should be the same
>no matter what the gender, size, strength, etc. of the
>aggressor.
>


If a 10 year old happened to punch you in the face, are you just going to tee off because hey, he tried to hit you as hard as he could?

Nah, you're going to realize that he is much weaker and smaller than you and restrict your reaction appropriately.

It's the same concept for most men dealing with most women. Most women aren't really a physical threat to most men with just their bare hands so hitting a woman as if she's a man is often excessive.