tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431479924880584823.post8873868589727389389..comments2023-07-08T09:22:40.649-04:00Comments on Angels In The Whirlwind: Deebow Speaks - Women in CombatAmy De Rosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866011846243456210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431479924880584823.post-44968852089734668502013-06-28T15:19:11.874-04:002013-06-28T15:19:11.874-04:00Hi, Genevieve: Thanks for your comments! Just t...Hi, Genevieve: Thanks for your comments! Just to clarify, in your points 1.,2. and 3., you're responding to what Deebow wrote, not what I wrote, right? <br /><br />Nonetheless, I would respond with respect to 1., no, it doesn't mean any standards should be lowered, it means those men who can't perform to standard should be rejected. WRT 2., for those women who can perform and in some cases perform better than men, I don't think it means anything. The only time it would really mean anything is if we get to the point in our society where there are no men who can perform the jobs that need to be done in the military. Then we might have to call on another group, the women. However, there will always be men who can perform better than women on those tasks that require a man to do them. Or, to put it another way, the military doesn't need women, at least not in killing and combat roles. There are enough men to do that and, given their physical make-up and the associated uniquely masculine traits with which they've been endowed, they bear the responsibility to do the heavy work regardless of whether there's a woman who can do the same. <br /><br />Just because someone can do something doesn't mean they must be given the opportunity to do it.I don't understand why people use this pseudo-argument. Maybe I can paint better than Picasso. So now I should be famous? Maybe I'm the smartest graduating high school senior in the United States. So Harvard has to accept me? Of course not. To argue this line is ridiculous and it's inane for women to harp away at this. Just because you want to and you can doesn't mean you must or you should. <br /><br />On point number 3., yes, let's suppose it is about brawn. So what? They're men. They're supposed to act like that. Women shouldn't try to change that. <br /><br />Thanks again for your comments. Didn't know anyone was reading. I have a response to your other comments as well, but no time at the moment, but will do so later.Amy De Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866011846243456210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431479924880584823.post-42629414848205667592013-06-28T02:27:25.799-04:002013-06-28T02:27:25.799-04:00I love the irony in this - some of your posts with...I love the irony in this - some of your posts with this tagline for your blog, "We know the Race is not to the swift nor the Battle to the Strong. Do you not think an Angel rides in the Whirlwind and directs this Storm?"<br /> <br />Love the quote.Genevieve Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608694667520494344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431479924880584823.post-11272849563847044522013-06-28T02:15:07.552-04:002013-06-28T02:15:07.552-04:001. There are men who can't do these things. Do...1. There are men who can't do these things. Does that mean we should ban all men or lower the standards?<br /><br />2. There are women who can do these things and in some cases, are better at them. <br /><br />3. Is being an oh-so-coveted Navy SEAL all about brawn? If so, that would explain SO. VERY. MUCH. of my experiences with these guys. <br /><br />Genevieve Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608694667520494344noreply@blogger.com