You think that now, but imagine a woman pulled a knife on you and cut your arm and is coming at you to cut you again, I hope you punch her.

The thing is, guys don't punch other guys either. Punching people is not normal, so punching a woman if she threatens you just like a man threatens you warrants being punched.

I see your point now. Just punching a guy doesn't automatically make you look tough. If you punch someone who doesn't deserve it you still look like a jerk.

To an extent.

If a linebacker knocks out a 150 lb male accountant he looks like almost as big a dick as if he'd hit a girl... on the other hand if the accountant fights back the accountant looks like a superhero.

I know what you mean though. I wanted to clarify the premise.

The reason for the "inequality" in this regard has a bit of a basis is the point of that example. If that 150 lb male accountant were hit by a professional 250lb female linebacker, and he hit her back, win or lose the fight he'd not look like a dick. He'd be teased, sure, but in a lighthearted manner based on the social norm of man/female dynamics.

But if it's a girl smaller, even the same size, it depends on how far the fight went and how aggressive he appears.

So you are asking to judge two situations as "equal" when they are in reality not equal.

For it to be equal then you have to assume the same average muscle mass, aggression, speed, etc.

If this were the case though, this social norm of looking like a "dick" for hitting a girl would not exist to start with...

Does that make sense?