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This is absolutely amazing. This woman is more of a man than any man I know, living in some desolate valley for all of those years now absolutely ALONE? One wor
by scrapcode 14y ago
This is absolutely amazing. This woman is more of a man than any man I know, living in some desolate valley for all of those years now absolutely ALONE? One word: Wow.
- erikpukinskis 14y agoThis woman is more of a man than any man I know What do you mean?
- mhurron 14y agoThey mean they have a very narrow definition of what makes a man a man. For example - I can not do many repairs to my car and so I take it to a mechanic. To a great many people, this makes me less of a man.
- jlgreco 14y agoSounds to me more like they are making a comment about the dichotomy between masculinity and gender. Seems a reasonable observation to make.
- RivieraKid 14y agoThey?
- jlgreco 14y agoNon-gendered singular pronoun.
- RivieraKid 14y agoIt's not very hard to understand. Surviving in the wilderness is considered "manly" by most people. She's very good at this. So she's manly in a way.
- cowpewter 14y agoNot to start drama, but that's a bit sexist, isn't it? Can't she just be 'stronger than any person you know'? There's nothing inherently 'manly' about being a strong independent person.
- learc83 14y ago>There's nothing inherently 'manly' about being a strong independent person. No, but being strong interdependent person in modern civilization is different than living alone in the wilderness. It is inherently easier for a man to survive for years alone in the wilderness, without the aid of technology, than it is for a woman. The extra size, strength, and endurance is handy.
- Xcelerate 14y ago> Not to start drama, but that's a bit sexist, isn't it? There's absolutely nothing sexist at all about the post. It was a compliment, geez. > Can't she just be 'stronger than any person you know'? No, men are generally stronger than women; it's why we have different classifications in sports. Would you rather we lumped them together?
- seldo 14y agoComplimenting a woman by saying she's like a man is pretty much the definition of sexism.
- Xcelerate 14y agoSheesh... Let me translate the post for you: "This woman is so good that a certain physical difference between genders that has historically been regarded a prestigious male trait can be made even more of a compliment by giving it to a woman". I don't understand the obsession I find online of people searching for insults and controversies that don't exist.
- seldo 14y agoI know that's what you meant. Regarding male-only traits as prestigious implies that they are superior to female-only traits. That implication is sexism. Whether or not you think sexism is insulting -- and it appears you do not -- it was definitely sexism. And other people find sexism insulting.
- incision 14y agoIt's all she knows, survival isn't optional.