16% Of Americans Still Think It's OK For A Man To Hit His Wife

We were fairly certain that domestic abuse would no longer be tolerated in any capacity, but it turns out there's still a decent-sized chunk of modern America that deems it acceptable.

  According to a new report, "Progress of the World's Women" (via Alternet), "In the USA, 16 percent of women and men agree that it is sometimes justifiable for a man to beat his wife." Consider us shocked. The article on this widespread study goes on to say, "Prevalence surveys in the USA show that 22 percent of women have experienced physical violence, and 8 percent have been targeted for sexual violence in their lifetimes."   Domestic violence wasn't the only touchy topic highlighted on the report. A few others stood out, as well:

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