I got a real life scenario on this one.
I know a dude. Pretty strong dude. Former linebacker in high school.
He had a girl. Really small girl. Like maybe 5'5" or something.
This girl used to BEAT THE SHIT out of this dude all the time. I mean she hit him with any and everything she could find. Pots, pans, broomsticks, mop handles...I think she picked up a tv one time (13") and slammed that shit on his head. She broke dudes arm with that damn TV. He NEVER hit her back.
His excuse. She was a woman. Her excuse. He's so much bigger than me that if I just hit him it won't hurt him so I need leverage. LEVERAGE.
One night she hit his ass square in the back of the head with a frying pan and while he was dazed she put a knife to his throat and told him she would kill him. I know because I was there when she did it. I grabbed her little ass before I could even think straight and flung her across the damn room. This nigga came to and was pissed off at ME!
I begged this nigga to leave that girl alone but all he would tell me was that she is a girl and it don't really hurt. I allow it because she is so much smaller than me.
Fuck that. I'm sorry. I used to think the same way as ya'll but...

This is personal for me though because I knew about it but to be sitting there when it happened gave me a whole new perspective on that shit.