Head, I'm gonna take an El Paso on this continual rhubarb and
arm wrestle, after my last 2Cts...

Let me say this, clearly to you and, to anyone else:

Abusing women, or men, in a marriage or relationship, or in
some manner not defending oneself, is not OK, imo.

My wife was abused so obviously I am aware/sensitive
to that situ, normal, abnormal...take your fookin pick.

As to my "overreaction": I have never molested a kid nor,
was I molested as a kid, yet I wouldn't find child molestation
"jokes" funny either. I was never screwed over or, to my knowledge,
screwed over someone based on their/my veneer color. Yet, I don't
find racial jokes very funny, either.

My point is: the OP was incredulous about Women's Sufferage coming
officially so "late" after the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and it turned into
some jokes and commentary. One of those jokes I objected to, as giving
a women 2 shiners was, imo, not a funny joke, nor something to be joked
about and made light of...

And, here we are, with who struck John and who's on first.

My point was and is, that abusing a spouse or partner is not the
human way to proceed in a relationship; yes, it happens. To make
light of it in a snidely, vacuous manner is off base, In My Opinion.

Sorry if I missed that "old joke" the first few times around.

I'm done with this thread. There may be other comment and, opins are
certainly like azzholes, but I'm through with this.
Good Luck, mD