Duncan Garner has said men should not be ridiculed for fear they won't be able to cope with the resulting embarrassment and will explode, but domestic violence charities don't agree.

Garner made the statement on The AM Show on Wednesday, saying some men can't handle a bit of humiliation.

"Do not ridicule men. Men struggle when they're ridiculed and they do not have many options in their smorgasbord of options. There's not many there, sometimes for some men.

"You ridicule them, you set off the powderkeg, so be very careful with men. Some of them don't do humiliation very well and they also feel that they have the world on their shoulders."

But The AM Show newsreader Amanda Gillies disagreed with Garner's comments, saying there was no excuse to lash out.

"That's no excuse though for lashing out to anyone ever. The thing that does give me hope is I have interviewed couples before who have been in violent relationships... some of the things that have happened have been horrific, but they have been able to turn it around and get into a loving [relationship]...

"I keep thinking though of what Jane [Drumm] said to us... if you can't love your partner at least respect them. Just keep your hands off them."