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tama

(9,137 posts)
27. Male Protection
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 12:34 PM
Sep 2012

Men are generally physically stronger, and anthropological study of human social structures and gender roles is IMO fascinating subject. According to those studies, male protection is very much about protection of females against other males - primarily against other males stealing food from females and secundarily against rape, which together with our ecological niche as cooking species led to family structures as basis of human social organization. On community level, males have had primary responsibility of protecting the tribe against other predators and other tribes.

"Commodity" is much later development of human cultural evolution than male protection, originating in agrarian (patriarchal?) societies, whether applied to land, cattle, slaves, females, etc. etc. etc.

Are you absolutely sure you want to reject the instinct/cultural pattern of male protection in all forms? If I see another male stealing food from a female or raping a female using his advantage of greater physical strength, I should not protect that female because I'm male and that would be condescending and degrading to feminist pride and autonomy?

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Second, I come form culture where full nudity is much more common than in puritanic America and both sexes often enjoy sauna and swimming together. Penis size is not an issue, I've never heard of local male avoiding sauna and swimming because of small penis.

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This makes me insecure and I don't like it! RegieRocker Sep 2012 #1
England is upset because Kate is upset. You are free to post your breasts if you so desire. dkf Sep 2012 #2
Ahhh Aerows Sep 2012 #3
Well maybe she should be okay with someone posting pictures of her vagina because it dkf Sep 2012 #4
A vagina isn't what is demanded to be seen Aerows Sep 2012 #5
You knew wading into this argument, dkf Aerows Sep 2012 #7
Oh, damn...there are vagina pictures??!! Atman Sep 2012 #9
I like to tweak trolls Aerows Sep 2012 #10
Please edit this post. Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #11
That was sarcasm Aerows Sep 2012 #12
Thank you. Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #15
*Concerned* person? Aerows Sep 2012 #13
Fixed it. Aerows Sep 2012 #14
She made her choice. Atman Sep 2012 #6
I honestly think this is overblown Aerows Sep 2012 #8
I think that is the point of the OP. yardwork Sep 2012 #16
My reaction? FloridaJudy Sep 2012 #17
May be a troll post MysticLynx Sep 2012 #18
I'm far from a troll Aerows Sep 2012 #21
Pretty nervy of a newbie to waltz in here and accuse a long-time DUer of being a troll.......... kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #26
One MysticLynx Sep 2012 #28
Go snark yourself. You DID accuse a long-time DUer of being a troll. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #29
Well MysticLynx Oct 2012 #32
Right obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #33
I look at it differently. This is one of the last battles in a long privacy war. stevenleser Sep 2012 #19
100% agree obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #20
And that is a good point Aerows Sep 2012 #22
Because Harry is not the future King or Queen. The sibling(s) always has less focus on him/her. AND stevenleser Sep 2012 #23
I don't know how I feel about male feminists... post_rinse_repeat. Sep 2012 #30
I realize you are a ppr'd troll, but let's put what you said into perspective stevenleser Sep 2012 #31
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #34
So, you are saying you know who this ppr'd troll is and are sure they are a woman? stevenleser Oct 2012 #35
Yep, in the astrology forum, 4whom... outed themselves as rinse.repeat. Looks like we have stevenleser Oct 2012 #36
Imagine if it was Eugenia or Beatrice and not Harry obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #24
Totally agree with you re: privacy. Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #25
Male Protection tama Sep 2012 #27
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