Would Hit a Girl/Playing With

Basic Trope: A male character has no moral compunctions about hitting women.
 * Straight: Eric, an Action Hero, has to face Ramona and her Amazon Brigade. He doesn't hold back against them.
 * Exaggerated: Eric makes sure to avoid getting the men he fights too hurt but always does his best to disfigure and permanently disable the women he fights.
 * Justified: Ramona and her henchwomen are clearly stronger than Eric, thus holding back against them would warrant his defeat.
 * Eric believes in gender equality and as such will treat females opponents exactly the same as if they were male.
 * Downplay: Eric would attack women in a food fight, as they're fair game there.
 * Inverted: Wouldn't Hit a Girl
 * Subverted: Eric confronts Ramona's crew and considers fighting them, but deciedes not to.
 * Double Subverted: But when they knock him around awhile, he attacks them.
 * Parodied: 'Hitting' amounts to noogies, pantsying, and wet willies. Ramona and her minions are defeated all the same.
 * Deconstructed: Even if it was self-defense, Eric is viewed In-Universe as a Complete Monster for daring to beat up a girl.
 * Reconstructed: No one likes Ramona and her crew, Eric is treated as a hero..
 * Zig Zagged: Eric always evaluates his opponent's potential before entering a battle. Depending on their strength he either accepts or refuses the challenge.
 * Averted: Eric never has to face female opponents.
 * Enforced: "Male and female characters going all out makes for better fight scenes."
 * Lampshaded: "Challenge me at your own risk, Ramona. I'm not going to hold back because of your ovaries."
 * Invoked: Eric is specifically assigned to bring down Ramona's brigade because of his attitude.
 * Exploited: Ryona
 * Defied: "Ramona, you're a woman and I'm not going to abase myself with battling you. Surrender quietly or I'll call Marian to take care of you and your girls."
 * Discussed: "You wouldn't hit a girl would you?" (One Single-Stroke Battle later) "I would."
 * Conversed: "How could Eric hit Ramona?! I thought he was The Hero of this story!" "He is! Ramona's a villain!
 * Played For Laughs: Slapstick Knows No Gender
 * Played For Drama: Eric delivers a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown to Ramona and her minions, then his teammates wonder who real the villain is, allowing Ramona to deliver a scathing Hannibal Lecture.

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