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Ummm, mjb

I said I wasn't trying to condescendingly slam, and yet you overlooked that. So according to you, women and men are equal on all counts and to say anyt differently is not only prejudiced, but could lead a whole generation of women to abandon their potentialmerely by listening to one random male. What were you saying about "losing all credibility"?! So if I said that men are typically physically stronger than women, it can't possibly be true, because the mere suggestion of difference must make it false. Where are you getting this CRAP? And think of all the women's egos I may crush and they'd never fully realize their Schwartzneggerian potential just because I put that out there. So then your girlfriend or wife should be able to kick your ass with total ease, eh?

"Never bait a troll, but since she's naturally inferior to men in logicism (according to you), I guess I'm on my own."

OK smart ass. Now count for me the number of philosophers throughtout history, and tally up how many are men and how many are women. Bit of a difference, eh comrade? How many frmale Nietzsches can you count? Where are the female Einsteins? Why is it we all can count off a number of famous male scientists, mathematicians, statisticians, etc., but virtually no female ones?

"When you start someone off with decreased expectations, you will more than likely get diminished results."

Yeah, that's only if the choose to allow that to happen. It's called will power my friend.

"And you're padding their psyche with the idea that there's nothing wrong with being not as good, you just have to accept that you're inferior."

Whatever. I think there's too much "padding" or hand holding all around life now. People are too pampered and spoon fed. That's why everyone's so weak nowadays: no real big obstacles to surmount. Hey, if she's enough of a woman, there should be NOTHING that I say or do which should stop her from her goals, right?

"You can't attribute apptitude to gender"

Not aptitude, just DIFFERENT! Try this: set up a color recognizing speed test, where you and a female have to race each other to see how many colors you each can pick out of a haystack of colors over a period of time. Watch as this girl wipes the floor with you. That has nothing to do with your overall competence, it's just that women are better at that sort of thing. That's all..

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli   Posted on: 02/07/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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