Subordination

[Trooper]

You have been asked before at what point prevention tips become a quality of life issue, a human rights question. You have chosen to not answer that question.


Furthermore, it is incumbent upon you to make the argument showing how your sources are applicable to the subject at hand. You have chosen to ignore that mundane obligation.


Is this all about your ego, Trooper? Or do you have something of use to offer humanity through such discussions? That is to say, if you really think you have something useful to offer, you ought to try making the case.

My ego? Oh, you little sexist pig.

I’m laughing on the outside but WTFing on the inside.

Your attempts to universalize maxims of action into a non-rape environment are noble. Yes, men should change. Yes, by all means, teach non-violence, but we do not have to rely on men, at least not here in the United States. Pacifism is a fallacy and we have the right to defend ourselves. Yes, there are safety measures that become a quality of life issue for both sexes. There are high-risk areas and high-risk times. Safety measures are where we should assert a parallel between rape and nonsexual violent assaults.

However, your approach is sexist and a maladaptive coping mechanism, at best. Talk about ego. You’re basically saying the same thing as Fraggle, that it has always been the duty of every man to protect women. It is sexist to claim that this is a "man’s world" with your so-called "rape culture", and that we have to be dependent upon the "good" men to protect us from the "bad" men. Just look as some the males, Kittamaru for one, displaying his wittle protective instincts. Screw that shit!!!

There are things we can do to protect ourselves and we are capable of violence. We can meet force with violence, if we have to. We are not weak. We are not victims. We are not less than and we are not dependent on you. We are surpassing men because we are better suited for this new era. We are strong!

I've never felt that women should fight; it is a male’s business to protect females and children. But a female should be able to fight because she may have to.

But females are built differently from males. I could not let her work out with us until I devised a plastron to protect her tits—necessary; she was a bit oversized in that department, and we could have hurt her without intending to. Then I told Joe privately that bruises were okay, but that if he broke one of her bones, I would break one of his, just for drill.

But I put no restrictions on her—and I underestimated her; she was twice as aggressive as he was. Untrained but fast—and she meant business.—Robert A. Heinlein