Should we end sex segregation in war and sports?

skatanic28182 · 2012-04-20T08:31:28+00:00

I'm torn on putting women on the frontlines. I agree that the "no women" rule is sexist and needs to go, but I'm afraid of the bureaucratic lowering of standards that would almost surely follow. Some of these infantry guys weigh upwards of 200 lbs. plus gear, and if they go down, they have to trust that the soldier next to them can carry them to safety. If a woman can do it, by all means, but the truth is that only a small percentage of women can do it or would be willing to put in the work to get to that level of physical strength. I just see a lot of women (who would never sign up for service themselves) crying foul over those low numbers, so the politicians lower the standards to boost the female/male ratio (and their poll numbers). If I get shot and can't walk, I don't care if you're a man or a woman, I care about whether or not you can finish the fight and get me back to the med-station before I bleed out. As a soldier and an MRA, I'm all for letting women on the frontlines, as long as the physical standards don't drop.

Ninjalicious · 2012-04-20T12:25:39+00:00

Not sports. Physical differences are the major difference between male and female humans. Sports are based around physical competition. It would hurt the credibility of any sport to go co-ed because it would be implying falsely that women and men should be judged by the same standards of athleticism. It's a similar argument to the military one actually, there might be women who could compete, but those are outliers usually and those women would be better served by being highly competitive in women's sports.

Liverotto · 2012-04-20T13:35:38+00:00

Should we end sex segregation in war and sports?

Yes that and in prisons, that would certainly cure the male rape epidemics in the US.

littleelf · 2012-04-20T12:54:31+00:00

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Title	Should we end sex segregation in war and sports?
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Date	April 20, 2012 5:57 AM UTC (14 years ago)
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