23-03-2016, 08:15 PM
(Had long response, but figured too off topic. Canned it unless someone wants to hear - PM if so.)
I did want to acknowledge the response, Satya. Thank you for that.
I wasn't so much looking at what you responded, to, though as to the specific disconnect: That males must be MEN when it benefits women, and be (whatever she needs) the rest of the time - and you can't bridge the gap between those two points.
Personally, I'd rather a woman who'll grab the axe (I don't own a gun, but lots of blades), and sneak around in the dark to find the source of the problem - and fix it. And possibly call the police for cleanup, later. Or not - there's a lot of room in the Charles River just outside our door....
You see, man or woman - I can't be there all the time. And I can't necessarily deal with multiple attackers. So while the woman might be impressed I'm first up and out - I want her to be following, so she knows what happened, and maybe can stop the problem as well. Watch my back. Not hide somewhere doing the damsel in distress shtick. I want a warrior. I want my clan. I can treat a warrior like a princess, but I can't treat a princess like a warrior, she'll break.
Just as a gentleman can behave like a savage, but a savage cannot behave like a gentleman.
I could go on, but I think I'm too far afield as it is. Men and women are different. Different roles, different wants and needs. We're the outliers trying to make things work - making things "fit" for us. But we're moving towards a feminine body, and that places its own limitations on us, and to then expect us to transcend those limits when it's convenient to her?
Displays a profound lack of understanding.
-Dianna
I did want to acknowledge the response, Satya. Thank you for that.
I wasn't so much looking at what you responded, to, though as to the specific disconnect: That males must be MEN when it benefits women, and be (whatever she needs) the rest of the time - and you can't bridge the gap between those two points.
Personally, I'd rather a woman who'll grab the axe (I don't own a gun, but lots of blades), and sneak around in the dark to find the source of the problem - and fix it. And possibly call the police for cleanup, later. Or not - there's a lot of room in the Charles River just outside our door....
You see, man or woman - I can't be there all the time. And I can't necessarily deal with multiple attackers. So while the woman might be impressed I'm first up and out - I want her to be following, so she knows what happened, and maybe can stop the problem as well. Watch my back. Not hide somewhere doing the damsel in distress shtick. I want a warrior. I want my clan. I can treat a warrior like a princess, but I can't treat a princess like a warrior, she'll break.
Just as a gentleman can behave like a savage, but a savage cannot behave like a gentleman.
I could go on, but I think I'm too far afield as it is. Men and women are different. Different roles, different wants and needs. We're the outliers trying to make things work - making things "fit" for us. But we're moving towards a feminine body, and that places its own limitations on us, and to then expect us to transcend those limits when it's convenient to her?
Displays a profound lack of understanding.
-Dianna