To all the men that say ALL men are physically and mentally stronger....
For the men saying that NO women can compete in feats of mental and physical strength with a man, and win.....is really not true. In regards to physical strength, there are a few, though not many that can go toe to toe with a man. I'm 26 y/o 6'2 174lbs, triathlete since age 16 and a bjj brown belt. I've both fought and taken down men my size, or slightly larger, on a pretty consistent basis. The sole reason I fight men, is because there are so few women like me.....extremely tall/strong/same weight class. But by me saying there aren't many, doesn't mean that I'm the only one. There ARE other women like me out there.
In regards to mental toughness, I've run marathons where a large portion of my shoe was filled with blood by mile 19, but finished the race. I've had more broken bones than can be counted on both hands, I've had teeth knocked out. I tried "suspension" on a dare one time, but ended up liking it so much for meditation purposes, that I try to do it at least once a year(though most probably won't know what that is, better yet could wrap their mind around trying it).
The bottom line, is that I can go toe to toe with probably a nice percentage of men on feats of physical strength, and be on par with damn near 100% of men, in regards to mental toughness. This is a man's world and we have to prove ourselves day after day. Do men consistently have to worry about getting paid less for the same type and quality of work? Do men have to worry about getting railroaded at the "spa", the same way we have to worry about getting railroaded by our mechanic? Are the majority of single parents out there, men?.......who have to worry about raising a kid all by themselves, while working to support their family and perhaps going to school too? Do men have to worry about jogging, or taking the bus, or even walking to their car while it's getting dark? Do men have to take self-defense courses soley to protect themselves from being raped? Do men have to consistently be weary of being alone when a repairman comes to your house? Is there an epidemic of roofies being put into men's drinks? Are men required to keep up their superficial image of beauty through painful surgeries and procedures as they get older, while their women are allowed to get fat, bald and let themselves go? Are men consistently ridiculed and degraded through sexual harassment while walking down the street, or even by their much older boss or colleague where they work? And when they finally grow tired of it and take a stand, are they then deemed "too sensitive", "a bitch", or told "it must be THAT time of the month"? Are men, who are good, tough, no-nonsense businessmen, consistently seen for what they are, or are they simply called a "bitch"? Are men expected to carry children for 9 mos, while still working at the same time? And if they could, would they BE ABLE TO carry and push a child out of their ripping hole? Are anywhere between 1/3 and 1/4 men, raped at some point in their lives? And unless they are in prison, or grew up in a bad family, is that something they EVER have to even worry about? I've worked with both men and women rape victims, and I've got to say that the men handle it FAR worse than the women. Are some men required to stay home, take care of the kids and the wife, keep the house clean, do the laundry, cook the food, etc....and then are still told that their jobs aren't as valueable or hard as their wives?
With all these things that women are forced to put up with on a daily basis, living in a "Mans" world, how can anyone say they are not as strong or STRONGER than men, mentally? Please tell me about how men have it so hard.
This is sure to be followed by the residual "You must be a dyke", or "FEMINAZI!" comments. Blah blah blah. Men are allowed to post the same type of post, BUT are just "being men" and "speaking the truth", however any woman defending her gender against attacks made right here on this board, or in the real world, is seen as a bitchy, dykey feminist.