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sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
12. That's not really what equality means though,
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 08:33 PM
Feb 2014

at least not in feminist terms. There's no shame in not sharing the same characteristics as men and as far as sports go,it's women competing against other women. You sound like you're a great dad with good parenting skills,sometimes it's important to let our daughters know that "male" isn't the default mode of the human race though.

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Wasn't there issues from the very start with dangerous courses? ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #1
I know there were concerns the Slope Style course was too dangerous BainsBane Feb 2014 #2
Practice for the real thing Dems2002 Feb 2014 #3
I wonder if Russia ramped it up ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #4
My daughter laughed at this thread. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #5
Big difference between Olympics level extreme sports and pig hunting ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #6
That is true. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #7
Excellent ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #10
Which women here said they wanted it "both ways"? BainsBane Feb 2014 #8
I don't get the "women want it both ways" comment. sufrommich Feb 2014 #9
They want equality but proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #11
That's not really what equality means though, sufrommich Feb 2014 #12
Really proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #15
Are there different training standards in the military? sufrommich Feb 2014 #16
There is a big debate about this every few years. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #19
Lol,your daughter sounds like she's sufrommich Feb 2014 #20
I think it has to do more with size and strengthdifferences ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #13
I still have to smile proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #17
My daughter was very similar in the army ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #21
That is not what most of the athletes in the piece said BainsBane Feb 2014 #14
That is my point. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #18
So then what is the problem? Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #22
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