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The book is firmly closed on guys hitting girls. No sane person says that is acceptable. But how about the other way around?

This article in Marie Claire talks about just that.

I've known guys who brag about how their girlfriends whale on them -- I guess suggesting they are as passionate in bed as they are in a scrap. But the Marie Claire writer seems to say it's more a mark of a girl being out of control and scary.

I don't really expect much controversy here -- Except from Scarlett and Rhett to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, chicks hitting dudes seems hot. What gives? There was even that song in a Disney cartoon that said "A bear likes to say it with a slap."

So guys, of course I'd like to hear what you think of this. The Marie Claire writer is a guy, but I don't particularly think that makes him the authority on the subject.

And girls, do they deserve it? I noticed when I had laryngitis recently, it turned me mean. When I couldn't just say my boyfriend's name to get his attention, I would poke him or smack his arm and the longer I stayed sick, the madder I got. It got me thinking about hysterical, voiceless 19th century women. I know this sort of sounds like the stereotype abuser, but really, are there times when that's the only way to send the message you need to get across?