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I agree with you guys, but can you blame people for being sexist?

When a woman hits a man, generally, she CANT cause as much damage as when a guy hits a girl. Lets face it.

Yes, with enough training, a woman can kick a man's ass really bad. Hell, just look in WKS and you see that.

But you know what i mean. Lets face it, a guy has more power in his punch then a woman does. Hell, if you watch men street fight and woman street fight. In rick's class, we were watching fight videos. Untrained men tend to throw haymakers, which if they actaully connect, hurt. Untrained woman i noticed, do this wierd pathetic excuse for a chain punch thing that goes from up to down, that might actually work if they turn them into hammer fists, which even then would ******. Atleast with a haymaker, you got some mass in the swing.

So if a guy is getting abused by a woman, so what? Sure there are no shelters but, calling the cops still does some good.

Now if she starts picking things up...well that is another story.

I think i went off topic again.........

Yes...but I understand what your saying. However, actions should be judged without basing it on gender, size, age (unless your a young offender but that`s another topic especially in Canada) race or whatever "differences" we choose to offer a handicap.

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Léo

First... Thanks for catching my back, George, and thanks for understanding what I really meant, Marcus. This is why we all need to get to know each other well before getting in difficult discussions. It's too easy to become a victim of the phantom insult, and I often write way too fast to consider the emotional impact of whatever place my brain chooses to go when racing like it sometimes does.

I think the social status thing is important. Let me explain myself. When I was a young buck in graduate school and had negative net worth, I could get away with doing a lot of things that I can't right now. I was in an academic environment, so it was OK to speak my mind without fear of losing my student status (even though the PC police can be a severe annoyance). And if someone got an owie in one of my very large classes, a lawyer would laugh at them if they chose to sue me. First, I was usually right because I ran a tight ship. And second, I told everyone they were more than welcome to sue for my substantial pile of student loans.

Now I work for a company where I can get fired for saying something that makes another person uncomfortable. I almost got a severe sanction because I made a "between the two of us" funny comment to another Asian I knew well and had been out partying with the night before. We knew each other well and we could tease each other like that. But someone who overheard our conversation was offended FOR HIM. Go figure... I had to write a formal letter of apology to my friend. Fortunately he in turn wrote a formal letter back saying how he understood what I meant and that the apology was not necessary.

Furthermore... I can now be perfectly in the right in what I do in society, but someone can now choose to sue me because they smell a house and perhaps a bank account and.. and... I can be found innocent, but have to bear the cost of defending myself and recover from the damage to my reputation which may tip the balance the next time I choose to apply for a high profile job, etc., etc. Don't think it doesn't happen, because it does. I've been on the job search side, and been on the hiring side. If you've got 4 equally qualified candidates for a position, you will pick the one who is the path of least trouble.

Life was much more fun when I was young and worthless.

Honor and reputation used to mean a lot in this country in some social circles. It still does at times... It takes a lifetime to build it, and one unfortunate incident to lose it all. This is why duels were not uncommon in the past.

- Bill

I'm going to take a previous post and play devil's advocate to it. It seems so right and so innocent until...

Let's see now... I'll do a little bit of research in my local paper. What can I find?





That's just a couple of articles in the last few weeks...

- Bill

So what...

People talk often in a cavalier fashion about their fighting methods (of doom...) which teach them to flinch right INTO a surprise attack whereby they kick the *&%$ out of the person who just did that.

Fine...

So what happens when a male trained to respond this way is sucker-punched by a spouse or girlfriend? Are we to expect that programming to be SO SELECTIVE that a violent response NEVER would happen?

Guess again.

And how will it look when the police show up later on?

Would you let your child beat on a police dog?

All I have to say to a man slugged by a woman is the following.

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don’t need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don’t need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

There must be at least fifty ways...

- Bill

Been there done that just finished paying off

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Léo

Why is it a disadvantage?



Ok, If I aggree with you on those two comments... does that mean it is ok for me to pay a lower salary or not hire a woman because I believe her difference will make her a less valued employee? What if she was pregnant during the interview and I feared her leaving the job for an extended period of time? (BTW if I did, I believe I would have a lawsuit against me)

As an employer.... is it ok for me to be happy for a man because his spouse got pregnant because I believe he will be more dedicated to the job? While at the same time fearing a woman who is pregnant because I fear she will not be as dedicated?

cheers,
ljr

when it comes to violence men are better suited physically and nuture wise ....

I`m just talking about violence

I think women have there positives too

We definitely agree there!

But, I will tell you, I used to bounce and some of the most brutal and violent attacts were done by women on other women... and at least half the times men were in a fight, there was a woman egging at least one of the guys on.

Ive bounced too and I agree .

whenever there was a fight , quite often there was a women .

But we cant blame the ladys can we ?

- Princess Geraldine (a.k.a. Flip Wilson)

"But, I will tell you, I used to bounce and some of the most brutal and violent attacts were done by women on other women."

Sure, but the question is, who has the upper hand in most fights between a man and a woman?

Luckily, its a question I've never needed to answer, because aside from a great relationship in which there was occasional (regulation) sparring, I haven't had a relationship (and like to think i will not) with someone who can't disagree on a verbal only level.

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--Ian

This thread started about sexual bias... I agree that in many (most?) sistuations the man will have the upper hand, but you have to be careful of falling into a "bias". It is just as easy to say, the wife should always get the kids in a divorce. I you do not look at ech situation as an individual situation you can fall into a bias.

cheers,
ljr