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Lugia

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16. Here's a crazy idea...

Reply to MotherPetrie (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 10:09 AM

Dec 2012

Why don't we quit the gender bashing?

There's a ton of other (good) things that wouldn't exist without men:

-Science
-The internet
-TV
-Cars
-Radio

and so on. Oh, you say, that's because women never had the opportunity to invent those things (and I agree with you). But by that logic, aren't wars started by men b/c they have the power?

Why is it that when men do good things, it's because women never had the opportunity to, but when men do bad things, it's a reflection of how evil men are?

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Shall women serve in combat? [View all] question everything Nov 2012 OP

It would be nice if the military would recognize Warpy Nov 2012 #1

Quite right. Combat does not necessarily mean charging up a hill question everything Nov 2012 #2

I agree with Warpy. The line has already been crossed in many ways. Gormy Cuss Nov 2012 #3

They do already, inadvertently, but to put them into that Cleita Nov 2012 #4

Inadvertently? Really? longship Nov 2012 #6

I thought that is what I said. Cleita Nov 2013 #29

In urban combat, the fighting can be face to face. Kaleva Nov 2012 #7

Actually De Leonist Nov 2013 #28

Spare me the lecture. I write stories about amazons and shield maidens. Cleita Nov 2013 #30

From the Rear? De Leonist Nov 2013 #32

Nobody knows how Boudicca actually waged war. We only know from a few Cleita Nov 2013 #33

As a feminist, I said FUCK COMBAT. MotherPetrie Nov 2012 #5

I pretty much agree with that. Kath1 Dec 2012 #12

Here's a crazy idea... Lugia Dec 2012 #16

There is nothing bashing in what I said. I didn't say they didn't invent anything. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #21

How do you know? Men used to take credit for what women Cleita Nov 2013 #31

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #17

That is wishful thinking. Just think Margaret Thatcher and Golda Meir stevenleser Mar 2013 #18

Wow - out of thousands of years of countless male warmongers, you manged to find MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #20

There havent been that many women leaders to examine. The fact that there stevenleser Mar 2013 #22

If so, that's because women are trying to emulate men -- AKA the power sex. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #23

You are taking wishful thinking to a new level with unintended consequences and meanings. stevenleser Mar 2013 #24

As women are child bearers Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #34

Like those who commit murder don't think they will be caught, those who start wars assume they will stevenleser Sep 2014 #35

Yes, but noamnety Nov 2012 #8

Yes. Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #9

They do -- they just don't get the medals and promotions obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #11

Support soldiers have always had casualties One_Life_To_Give Dec 2012 #13

I know, but I mean female service members are seen as support obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #14

I've become a WWII buff, somewhat. Neoma Dec 2012 #15

Yes, absolutely. Neoma Nov 2012 #10

100% equality and equal opportunities in the military and beyond. Period. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #19

Yes, I believe so. HappyMe Mar 2013 #25

Yes. idwiyo Mar 2013 #26

And pregnancy shouldn't matter. shall_not_tell Apr 2013 #27