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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 6:02 am
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(September 11, 2015 at 5:53 am)Aractus Wrote: Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realise you didn't know. Men are also better than women at Motorcar Racing - that doesn't mean I think they shouldn't do it, or that they should be excluded. Such a concept is valid in sports because in the majority of the time Women will not be able to reach the level that allows them to compete directly against men; however in something like combat it isn't about who is "better" than who in determining who should serve on the front line. It is about getting people who are willing to do service for their Country, training them, and sending them into conflict zones. Nevertheless it is a fact that women will have a higher change of casualty in war zones due to differences in physical ability.
FYI Tennis is a sexist sport, I can't stand it. Yes women should play the same number of sets as men - and the scorer should learn to count.
I still think it's a sweeping generalization to say "men are better at sports" than women, but I agree with your general sentiment and also the fact that for the most part women don't compete at the same level men do (or even on the same stage). I think there's more factors for the latter though than simply that they're not as able/capable, which seems to be what you're insinuating when you say "men are better at motor-racing" for example, which is why I don't think it's all that clever to say so.
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 6:03 am
(September 11, 2015 at 5:54 am)LastPoet Wrote: Have I told you that war is a horrible thing?
No, I assumed you thought it was a smashing time.
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 6:18 am
I'm simply making a statement about observation, not capability. However I would note that if women were capable of competing in physical sports directly against men that they would do so.
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 8:14 am
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 8:41 am
(September 11, 2015 at 6:18 am)Aractus Wrote: However I would note that if women were capable of competing in physical sports directly against men that they would do so.
Do you honestly think that the reason they don't already is entirely down to physical prowess? I think there's more to it than that.
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 8:56 am
Tell me something...
Darts? Why don't women compete in championships against them cool Pommie dudes with the hair and the tatts!
Its' not like it's physical or anything?
Is it a cultural thing? Women aren't good at darts because they don't spend so much time in a pub practicing?
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 8:57 am
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(September 11, 2015 at 8:56 am)ignoramus Wrote: Is it a cultural thing? Women aren't good at darts because they don't spend so much time in a pub practicing?
Pretty much.
Think about it, playing darts isn't considered a very "womanly" thing to do. Same with MMA. Or Racing. Or Football. Like, are we really surprised that women aren't competing in these things at the same level as men do, when there isn't the same societal encouragement to get into these sports?
Or we could take the incredibly simplistic view that it's all just down to physical capability.
None of this has all that much to do with the OP though.
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 9:05 am
Naps, I wonder what % of private females in the US are registered gun owners? 10% 20%
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 9:09 am
(September 11, 2015 at 9:05 am)ignoramus Wrote: Naps, I wonder what % of private females in the US are registered gun owners? 10% 20%
What's that got to do with the price of milk?
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RE: Men are better than women in combat
September 11, 2015 at 9:25 am
(September 11, 2015 at 8:57 am)Napoléon Wrote: (September 11, 2015 at 8:56 am)ignoramus Wrote: Is it a cultural thing? Women aren't good at darts because they don't spend so much time in a pub practicing?
None of this has all that much to do with the OP though.
That's alright, if it's about gender roles in society, I'd say it's pertainable.
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