NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/alt/romance/15627

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From: [e-mail] (Jeff Bacon)
Subject: Re: Equality between men and women; is there such a thing?
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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 19:25:46 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]> writes:
>definately the term "equal" needs defining......let's look at it from a
>military point of view.....yes, a woman can fly a jet as good as a man....
>yes a woman can sail a ship as good as a man....but NO a woman could
>participate in the jungles of some south eastern country.  Maybe as a
>nurse or medic, but not in the jungle working in teams....especially
>the work I did in Viet Nam......a womans survival rate would probably
>be about 2 or 3 seconds.

I would not say that anywhere near one or two women I've known, they would
pick you up and turn you into a pretzel for fun. by the same token, my
presence in those same jungles would only be good for adding to the overall
nutrient level of the jungle floor.

yes, on average, it is a granted that women are "more physically challenged"
than men. that doesn't leave room for the overlap and the exceptions.

and as far as that goes, why aren't they sailing ships and flying planes
in combat?

Nah, there's something rather more sublime going on here.

-bacon