Amelia Earhart and Feminist myth-making

cptclosure · 2010-12-25T15:44:18+00:00

Interesting, but not really a "mens' rights" issue, is it?

Zolty · 2010-12-25T18:36:39+00:00

As a pilot it is interesting to note that while most female pilots I have encountered are extremely professional and fantastic pilots there are some woman aviators who have gotten by simply because they are women. I have seen women who barely new basic regulation and were admittedly very scared of the maneuvers they were expected to be proficient at ( I didn't see how they preformed them) pass FAA regulated and administered check rides.

There are also a fair number of scholarships, competitions, and clubs that will admit and award only women. It's fairly sexist and annoying to say the least.

That said it's fairly understood in this industry that Earhart was largely promoted because she was a woman rather than actual flying ability. Honestly based on what I have seen there doesn't seem to be much difference between ability of men and women as far as stick and rudder goes and it is silly to differentiate.

thetrollking · 2010-12-25T20:55:34+00:00

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Title	Amelia Earhart and Feminist myth-making
Author	Theoden
Upvotes	19
Comments	16
Date	December 25, 2010 12:32 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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