Thread: Fighting Females.

ok, reading through some of the comments there are some women that could do the job. but i thinck the problem is that in most cases men ( and women) act differently around the opposite sex. this may not be good in some situations.
now the problem as i see it is that the military population is a reflection of the civilian population, and the military is controled to a certain extent by the civilian population ( under the control of government, voted in by the population) as it is we are mostly brought up to behave differently to the opposite sex, now if the civilian population treated men and women as total equals and saw no difference between them, then it would work in the military. but would you want to live in a society like that ? not sure myself

Originally Posted by peewee

ok, reading through some of the comments there are some women that could do the job. but i thinck the problem is that in most cases men ( and women) act differently around the opposite sex. this may not be good in some situations.
now the problem as i see it is that the military population is a reflection of the civilian population, and the military is controled to a certain extent by the civilian population ( under the control of government, voted in by the population) as it is we are mostly brought up to behave differently to the opposite sex, now if the civilian population treated men and women as total equals and saw no difference between them, then it would work in the military.

but would you want to live in a society like that ? not sure myself

dont like the idea of cooking and sending the missus out to fix the car

Heavy thread guys. A lot of sexism bubbling up too.

As far as I'm concerned, (and as Shonky said earlier) there are some big scary women out there that I would prefer were fighting for me. If they want to fight let them.

You guys forget that whilst menstruation would have it's hygiene hurdles it may well have potential benefits in a war..........

Imagine a Battalion of Women with Synchronised PMT - Now that is a potential WMD!



Never catch me in the forces - wouldn't know where to pee!!! Bwahahahahaha

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Imagine a Battalion of Women with Synchronised PMT - Now that is a potential WMD!

Amen.

ps - got a laugh when I quoted your message and got the rest of it, Sleeps...

I don't care which gender defends my property/rights/heritage/future as long as they do a good job and for those who have, are or will do so, I am thankful.


But if women and men are so equal, why is it that most sports have open teams that any gender person can join, and women-only teams that I can't join. Why does having a penis become a reason for discrimination against?
I played mixed netball for a season and the rule was there had to be 2 girls on the court per team at all times, but the boys didn't matter if there was some or none. There were all girl teams but it was and is against the rules for all boy teams. Sexual equality my arse!


Is this sort of rule because men are better, or because women have inferiority complexes?


Would make the olympics a whole lot shorter if genders weren't divided for competition

-Mark

Originally Posted by longing4alandy

I don't care which gender defends my property/rights/heritage/future as long as they do a good job and for those who have, are or will do so, I am thankful.


But if women and men are so equal, why is it that most sports have open teams that any gender person can join, and women-only teams that I can't join. Why does having a penis become a reason for discrimination against?
I played mixed netball for a season and the rule was there had to be 2 girls on the court per team at all times, but the boys didn't matter if there was some or none. There were all girl teams but it was and is against the rules for all boy teams. Sexual equality my arse!

Is this sort of rule because men are better, or because women have inferiority complexes?

Would make the olympics a whole lot shorter if genders weren't divided for competition

-Mark

Same applys to mixed touch football

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Been hiding under a rock lately? There are plenty of men out there that swear in front of women and expect their women to have the lawns mowed as well as the dinner cooked

Plenty of women are equal or greater wage earners than their men....we ARE treated mostly as equals these days, which is what most women want, and rightly so. Everyone knows that there are physical differences but when it comes to intellect, integrity, conscience and all the other non-physical stuff...well women are right up there with the men

So if they want to fight...let them, and if the men don't...well let them not

Well,, heres my two bobs worth,,,

I love what our armed forces do,,, I feel safe,,
I dont care whos up front, so long as their capable,,I do have the utmost respect for those that are willing to protect our way of life.

I've worked in factories most of my life, and the introduction of more women to the workforce has made lots of things much better,,,(especially quality wise IMHO). Women are more than capable of getting the job done along side the men of this world,,,

Having said that,,,my dad made me grow up to respect women in every way shape and form,, open doors etc etc,,,(general manners),,
I believe that these manners/beliefs that have been instilled in me, make me worry for the worst when I hear our women are off to war,,, yes, women can kick butt as well as any guy,,,( mine too ) but "old school" tells me their not "supposed" to,,
Its hard to overcome some of these teachings, from family members who have fought against our international foes, especially when they morn the fact that some of our other family and friends "didn't" come home,,

So, to all that disagree with my views, "Im sorry,,,, ", I treat men and women fairly, both socially, and at work,,(Im a supervisor),, but I dont believe "I" would send them to war,,,the anxiety over their safety, for me, would be more than I could bare,,,

Chops