I couldn't believe my eyes seeing this advice to teach young boys to hit girls so as to restore the boys' self esteem and pride.
This is the kind of toxic belief that shouldn't be allowed to proliferate here and yet is embraced with open arms by other users.
That boys can only regain their pride and self esteem by hitting girls leads directly to more violence against women and girls.
Do you think the same about teaching girls self defence? Genuinely curious. Ive gleaned from the context that these are 4 year olds so the whole conversation is a little dumb, but if it was a 7 year old girl getting hit by a boy would teaching her to hit back be wrong? What if it was a girl being bullied by a girl? Violence should be a last resort in conflict resolution but there definitely is a time for the application of violence in defense of yours or others safety.