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	platedlizard 2006-02-14 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	He does know that women don't have to be frail and weak, right? I mean, there are such things as gyms and karate classes. A woman who works out regularily is probably going to at least as strong as the average male couch-potato. I could easily kick his fucking ass. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	smo 2006-02-14 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Please feel free to do so at your earliest convenience. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	platedlizard 2006-02-14 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	Just let me get my hands on him. That reminds me, must go to the gym before it snows. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tekenduis 2006-02-14 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	Also? Send pictures. Thx. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	qem_chibati 2006-02-14 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	Doooooooooo eeeeeeeet! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	braisinhussy 2006-02-14 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	Cute icon! Ururu would beat his ass, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	qem_chibati 2006-02-14 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	Hee, it was made by the_firefly on lj - and she totally would! XD She posts her icons here along with another person. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nikkief 2006-02-15 04:48 am UTC (link)
	Icon love!!!! (Reply to this)(Parent)

bubosquared
2006-02-14 11:57 pm UTC (link)

Also, women may have different strengths than men, when it comes to fighting (lower vs upper body, mainly), but I can guarantee that even an out-of-shape couch potato like myself could still put up a damned good fight, simply because I know my strengths, where a bloke's weak points are, and that "Don't fight or you'll make it worse" is all kinds of bullshit. (All of which, frankly, I wish they'd start teaching girls as soon as they enter puberty, as a matter of course. But I digress.)

Plus, physical strength often isn't even needed. A lot of these assholes count on the fact that they'll be able to intimidate women, and simply putting up a fuss and screaming will scare them off.

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platedlizard
2006-02-15 12:47 am UTC (link)

Most predators (whether they be wild animals or human) don't like prey who fight back. Biting, scratching, screaming, kicking... even if he could overpower a women chances are he's not going to want to get beat up or attract attention. Mind, there are some guys who see a fight like that as foreplay, but in the majority of cases that I've read about fighting back/running away is the best way to deal with the situation.

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bubosquared
2006-02-15 01:44 am UTC (link)

Exactly, and it especially helps nip that kind of behaviour in the bud. I feel a hand on my arse on a crowded metro, I'm going to loudly demand to know what it's doing there, and bollocks if that means I'm "making a scene," which is what a lot of women I know say is why they don't. And the thing is, there's never been a "scene," because all the women on the carriage grinned all "You go, girl," and the men were trying to figure out which asshole'd just cast suspicion on all of them.

Same thing with drunk blokes in pubs--I'll talk to someone on the train or something if I'm feeling up to it, because sometimes the come-on lines are hilarious, but drunk twats who don't take hints and get grabby, no. And yet so many women don't seem to be able to tell morons like that to take a hike, to the point where I've seen co-workers get cornered by drunk dicks demdaning a kiss (on the cheek) before he'd let her leave (with our drinks, mind you, so I ended up going to save her, but anyway).

It just pisses me off that women are still taught that "smile, be nice, don't cause a scene" bullshit, to the point where, when aforementioned penis turned to me to demand a kiss, and I just said no, and then twisted his buddy's wrist when he grabbed my arse and told him to never do that again, my co-worker looked at me in awe, all "Wow, I never could've done that." Yes, you can. No, seriously, you can. After the first time you do it and no one actually makes a scene, or if they do, it's in favour of you? It becomes loads easier. Gah.

(Sorry, rambling, ranting, possibly wanking. I just hate this shit, you know?)

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	kroki_refur 2006-02-15 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Ha! Reminds me of the time an anonymous hand groped me in a mosh pit and I bent back its fingers as far as they would go. The hand disappeared rather quickly. Which was rather a shame, since I had some other ideas about what I wanted to do with it... (Reply to this)(Parent)

stopthatgirl7
2006-02-15 08:47 am UTC (link)

I remember reading waaay long ago in a book on rape and sexual abuse that in general, the biggest difference between a rape victim and a victim of attempted rape was the rape victims tended to think "I don't want to die" and the attempted rape victims thought, "I don't want to get raped." So they fought back.

A few years before that, when I was a wee twelve year old, the school bus driver was playing the news, and I caught a bit of a someone saying that even if women wore short skirts and such, if they had the attitude of "no one is going to fuck with me," they pretty much tended to be avoided by sexual predators.

Needless to say, all that stuck with me, that's for damn sure. Any man tries and rape me, he is either a) not gonna do it or b) gonna be REAAAAAALLLY identifiable by the police...and more importantly, my slightly-crazy 6'4 daddy who has a gun and my 6'3 big brother with an overprotective streak. I figure, two very large angry Black men will make the guy *reeeeeally* regret it if he manages to get past me, my teeth, my nails, and my knee shots to the groin.

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	ella_w 2006-02-15 05:17 am UTC (link)
	exactly. I mean, honestly, which is the weaker sex? The one with less upper body strength, or the one that can be crippled with a simple knee to the groin? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	suziecroft 2006-02-15 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	Killed, actually, if you hit them hard enough. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mathilde 2006-02-15 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	You know, there's not a male on this planet past the age of 6 that knows to protect his genitals, and any man with more than 2 brain cells is going to know that if he attacks a woman, chances are she'll be going for them. Much better to go for soft spots that he can't protect or won't think of, like knees or feet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	grand_sealink 2006-02-15 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	Eyes. Fuck that shit up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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sithwitch13
2006-02-15 11:14 pm UTC (link)

Loose areas of skin are good to grab, dig into, and twist if you want someone to let go of you. Kidneys are wonderful once you're in the position to elbow, knee, or stomp them. Hell, I got poked there once as a demonstration and it hurt for hours afterwards. Ears, nose, and occasionally cheeks can be torn relatively easily. Fingers can be quite easily broken. And hey, stomping on joints will make sure they don't get up and chase you for quite a while.

I don't fight clean, but I fight to win, dammit.

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platedlizard
2006-02-15 11:31 pm UTC (link)

Insoles. Make them think that you're going for the groin, but stamp on the insole. Works best with high heels, but any shoe will do in a pinch.

Also grabbing teh weenie is good, too, grabbing and squeezing and pulling as hard as you can. If its out, bite the damn thing, bite that sucker clean off if you can.

Biting is also good for hands and face as well. The idea is to make him want to let go of you in a hurry.

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	oulangi 2006-02-16 06:30 am UTC (link)
	Adams apple. Slamming into that sucker not only saved me it was far more dramatic than the too-easy-to-miss groin. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	birene 2006-02-15 11:13 am UTC (link)
	Screaming is great. It always worked for me in iffy situations (I'm a soprano after all :P). Fortunately too, I guess, since I have actually problems to open a water bottle without aid. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bubosquared 2006-02-15 11:34 am UTC (link)
	Screaming, biting, scratching, hair-pulling ... Guys always scoff at "fighting like a girl," but it can be bloody effective if you don't do it half-heartedly. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rachel_pi 2006-02-15 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	Seriously, though. Girls will fight dirty. If there's one thing junior high taught me, it's that girl fights are always scarier. Guys usually won't try to rip each others earrings out. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	squib 2006-02-15 08:20 am UTC (link)
	Nevermind karate, I'd just shoot the motherfucker and be done with it. Firearms=the great equalizer. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	felinephoenix 2006-02-15 08:32 am UTC (link)
	So...let's say, hypothetically, I run into this dick. Let's say, hypothetically, that I shove my foot into the dick's dick. Hypothetically, does that count as kicking his ass? (I'm a dirty fighter.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

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