I have a serious question. People don't have to answer if they don't want, but I would hope people would at least consider it.
How would you feel if that was another man Ray Rice punched out? Would you be as equally outraged? If not, why?
And I have a second point I would like people to consider. Just now, as I am watching the NFL pregame show on ESPN, there was a commercial for a comedy movie (This is Where I Leave You-starring Jason Bateman and Jane Fonda). In the scene being promoted a woman punches a man square in the face, with the police standing right there, no less. Obviously, this is being portrayed as a comedic action, as evidenced by the following reaction of the lead character (Bateman).
Why is it funny when a woman punches a man in the face? Are we basically saying, as a society, "it's no big deal"? Isn't this a double standard, implying there exists a sort of 'inequality'?