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120 lb. Women Cannot Throw 240 lb. Men Around – in General*
It is a wrong to feed this false notion to young girls. This is basic science. This is politically motivated crap that pours into our daily lives through movies and other fantasies of the leftist variety. However, there are three recent examples of women in movies who have the true grit to physically and psychologically go up against many men and many manly men, too. Below are shown my three favorite women of these real types in the movies recently (but my heart belongs to Brienne of Tarth, middle … click to see why – UPDATED to higher res video).
From Left to Right: Mary Agnes of “Godless,” Brienne of Tarth from “Game of Thrones” and Jane Cannary from “Deadwood.”
Interestingly, the movies above are all TV series and not single movies – also, they are my top three favorite series with the number 1 slot going to “Game of Thrones,” the number 2 to “Deadwood,” and “Godless” is third. I hadn’t considered this until just now, but it makes sense because the writers, actors and the directors all show some common sense and that helps these movies immensely and it’s almost not fair because common sense is in such short supply in Hollywood.
So, with that background to prove that I’m not a misogynist nor a reactionary, let me show you something to cogitate on. Here, I show the weight classes for boxers. You’ll notice in the lower weight classes that the differences considered significant are in the realm of three to five pounds! Now, these movies over the last couple decades foist the notion that with good training in jujitsu or karate that women can “use the other person’s weight and energy against him.” This is true, but there are practical limits and these limits are different for men than women — in general.*
For one thing, there is the weight distribution difference for men versus women. For the same weight, a man will have more weight in his upper body and the woman will have relatively more weight lower than the man – in general.* Second, muscle tone is better in men than women. If you don’t like this explanation, then at least you can agree that if you watch the women in these fantasy movies they are women who don’t sport great muscle tone (but they do look fabulous) – in general.* But, we are asked to believe that they are just well trained in the arts of taking people down and flipping people.
Next, and probably the most ridiculous, is the ability to take a punch. After that is the ability to give a punch. We are constantly expected to believe that a woman can take a punch from a man who outweighs her by 50 pounds or much more. (This is still true in spite of the fact that I know that this is also true for men fighting men in the movies – there should be many more broken noses and more teeth loosened or knocked out.) Just look at those weight class numbers and realize that they come from a lot of experience over the years and they reflect a very important issue – that of weight in fights. It’s considered unfair to have people outclassed in terms of weight and they know what they are talking about. Don’t forget that boxing classes are based on men who are in shape, very fit, and well-built and even then weight is the all-important parameter, more important than height or arm reach or leg length or weight distribution. Men dominate in all of these classes as compared to women.
Our society, our women teachers (teachers are 76 percent women nowadays!) are teaching about girl power all the time now – it’s everywhere you look. Implicitly, this is done at the expense of boys – else why is it being drummed in so much. If they really were as powerful as boys then they wouldn’t spend so much time on propaganda of this sort. Don’t forget that girls are smart, too. Implicit is the idea that they are smarter – than whom, you ask – well how many other categories are there in children in schools these days?
* In general means to convey the request: please don’t come up with anecdotal evidence to dispute a general proposition – instead, argue with the point being made. I have to add this footnote nowadays with all issues of this type.
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I agree. A woman can be submissive (usually in the Biblical sense) and still be forceful – as a dynamo in the corporate boardroom, the backbone of life at home, or both. She doesn’t tolerate nonsense from men at work, or from her husband at home. She’s loving, caring, but knows how to mellow with her Sweetie when the time comes.
When I think of a female “doormat”, I think of a woman who either cannot (doesn’t know how) or will not (possibly masochistic) stand up for herself. Shyness could be a factor, but who knows? Thirty years of marriage, and I’m still trying to figure my wife out . . .
One of my favorite up-and-coming fighters back then was this middleweight named (IIRC) Robert “Mandrill” Pew. His body punch was so powerful, his TKOs were usually due to breaking his opponents ribs.
All fiction must be rooted in some form of truth to be relevant, otherwise its just a word salad. Shakespeare is fiction, but the truths he illustrates has kept his plays relevant for 500 years.
Its not the girls attitude changing that I worry about. Its the guys. On the one hand Hollywood believes in the monkey model (see – do) so wont allow characters to smoke on screen – but then allows them to partake in all kinds of sexual (mis)adventures, murder and mayhem. Not that I am entirely critical, I am a big fan of murder and mayhem (fictional variety only)
Although there have been some widely publicized cases of women being domestic abusers – so maybe women are changing.
I do women the courtesy of believing they are as stupid as everybody else.
That’s been around forever.
The word used for the first half of the 20th century was “henpecked.” While it was often just used for a husband who put up with his wife’s verbal abuse, there were plenty of cases where it was actual violence.