[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Withano

I dont entirely agree, the female was the one who was pushed to the ground in a way which would suggest she was no longer able to defend herself, whereas the man stays calm and on two legs whilst blocking her hits throughout.
Its just a terrible social experiment made by children, for children. I dont think this it says anything about human behaviour. It would (still) be interesting to see an experiment which does.

That's not what I saw. He ends up on the ground at one point and is yanked by his hair more than once. And "no longer able to defend herself" is an odd way to refer to the one instigating the aggression. I absolutely think her actions were more jarring in that part.

I get your reservations about the first section (although I completely disagree with his response in any way diluting her actions) but I think the last section is definitely worthy of discussion.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

That's not what I saw. He ends up on the ground at one point and is yanked by his hair more than once. And "no longer able to defend herself" is an odd way to refer to the one instigating the aggression. I absolutely think her actions were more jarring in that part.

I get your reservations about the first section (although I completely disagree with his response in any way diluting her actions) but I think the last section is definitely worthy of discussion.

Bottom line for me is, I think people would have stepped in if they felt as if there was a possibility of this man becoming physically injured. This experiment did not portray this man is such a way, but it did portray the woman this way twice.

Any social commentry about this video is purely based on an uneven and misleading experiment rather than conclusions that can be drawn about human behaviour.

It would be interesting to see if a well-made social experiment would yield similar results.