Thought the whole "turn the other cheek" thing had to do with not being easily provoked and not being bent on vengeance.
Never understood it to mean submissively being a target/punching bag.
Paul addresses much of this theme in Romans 12.
The punching bag issue is addressed in verse 18.
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If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. (NIV)
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Paul acknowledges that it isn't always up to you.