>>Who believes this is plausible? Do young women (if they watch cop shows) now think that because they’re seeing it on tv and in the movies, they can beat up the average male? <<
Didn’t you get the memo? The only way to become the Big Boss in Law Enforcement or spying is to be a super-hot chick who kicks ass and can take on and defeat 3 or 4 bad guys at one time (except the Designated Male Villain).
This obviously reflects reality.
What kind of male watches these shows? I saw the last few minutes of an episode of "The Mentalist" a few years ago, and some women was attacking him. He huddled in a fetal position until the (smaller) woman stopped kicking him.
Any normal male would have either grabbed her leg and laughed at her or knocked her on her a** after getting kicked a few times. Don't Hollyweird scriptwriters realize how stupid many of their scripts are?