>> "Men do not hit women."
  > Right. Except all those cases of domestic abuse, I mean.

Hm, perhaps my language was a little unclear. In this context, imagine instead of "men" that it reads "gentlemen". Gentlemen do not hit women. Gentlemen put women first. That was the meaning I was getting at, and that is what is taught by society.

I know there are sociopaths who ignore these rules, that is a valid point.