Kelly

I overheard a man, maybe about 45 years of age, talking about the relationships between members of the opposite sex.

I was a little alarmed when he justified one alleged wife beater with the statement, "a no now man a beat woman so wha di problem?" I paid no attention and just passed it off as an early morning rant from a guy who probably didn't get enough sleep the night before. But I was most shocked to hear him say once a man and woman are married, the man has the right to beat her if he wants. I believe his exact words were, "from a fi yuh, yuh can do anyting wid it," or something like that.

All I could do was look up and go "Huh?!" Are you kidding me? I had to check the calendar that's on my desk to make sure the year was 2007 and not 1107 or even some time like before Christ. Speaking of B.C., a few women in the office wanted to tell him about his B.C.

Now, the fact that a grown man in an age where we can watch movies on our cellphones thinks like that is troubling. But being the comedian, that got me thinking. If the man is free to do that, then by the same reasoning, the woman is allowed to do that as well because he's hers, isn't he?

We know the out-a-order men who beat women for not having dinner ready when they get home and that kind of thing. So, it got me thinking about possible scenarios where women would be the ones doing the smacking around. "What do you mean you're not giving me the credit card?" Buff! one over the head with the rolling pin like Jiggs used to get in the old and still famous comic strip, 'Bringing Up Father'. Or 'How you mean the rice too soft? After I slave over this stove for hours?' Pow! that's one across the back of the head with a frying pan. Or, how about, "what you mean she look sexy in that dress? You never tell me that, you philandering pig!" Whap! she swings her purse with a force mightier than Zorro making his customary 'Z' on some soldier's uniform.

Now I hope those fellows who think like this guy will raise an eyebrow when they see see the possibilities. You wouldn't feel like much of a man if she were to do that to you. So how do you think she feels if/when you do it to her? Exactly! The caveman/Dark Ages mentality needs to go.

All those in the light ages, shout me at daviot.kelly@gleanerjm.com