7th September 2006, 7:11 AM
It's ego. Whether you're a man, a woman, gay, straight, whatever, all it comes down to is ability. Some have it, some dont, not everyone can be good at everything all of the time. Female firefighters? women in the military? I dont think a woman should be excluded from anything, but unless you're a warrior princess with a 6 inch clitorus you are not going to do well in jobs specifically bred for men.
I will give a cop the respect they deserve, I honor them in a way. Mostly, because they're the people who are going to save me from bad things. But if i'm a criminal, someone who hates cops, whatever. I'm going to feel alot more confident about disobeying a female officer, even using brute strength to push them down or even kill them if I need to. A cop should have the physical prowess to get me on the ground, no woman (on the average, not counting strength trainers here) has the ability to get a 270 pissed off criminal to the ground, especially if they're drunk or stoned and dont feel threatened by the pepper spray/tazer/gun.
Without trying to sound egocentric, I can lift my wife with one arm, even throw her like a basketball. A 5'6" woman who weighs 140 is going to be a stain on my boot in no time. This also plays in military action. I man has a higher survivability rate, period. A man can take a wound easier simply because they have more body mass, a man can move faster in full gear because we actually have more muscle in our upper torsos and core than women. Of course it all comes down to can they carry a weapon and kill the badguy, if that's met then all is well. But there are situations that call for strength and women cannot help in that area. Like it or not, believe it or not. If i'm a general about to go on the offensive, I want as low a female population as possible in my effort because it will increase my success percent. Obviously, if I have a well built woman on my team i'll use her no questions asked, but this is common sense. I wouldn't want 140 pound men on my team either.
So again, it all comes down to ability. But at no time should anyone be outright excluded. If you had to choose from a group of basketball players and one of them was an 8 foot tall asian woman, who are going to pick? Not everyone has ability in every specific regiment. The term of equality is a angry-child mentality.
If Steve got the promotion after working 6 months when you've worked there for 5 years and weren't offered the promotion, it's because Steve is better than you at the job requirement. End of discussion, try harder next time. Now, if the company gave Steve the promotion because he's not white, or not a woman, and the company wants to cash in on the funding from the country/state/city wide policies of hiring outside of white males, then it's a bad company who makes bad choices. Quit and look for a better company to work for.
Let's say you're black and a white guy got the promotion. Instead of being a child and pulling the race card - declaring your workplace is a racist institution even though you obviously got the job there, why dont you ask your superior why you weren't considered for the job. If he cant give you a reason, something's rotten. Quit. But odds are he will be able to explain why, and it may come down to that he was simply better suited for the job. It has nothing to do with hate for a race of people or the opposite sex. Unless you're in Alabama, or the middle east.
I've been let go from jobs because of incredibly bizarre reasons. Reasons that stem from hushed politics or misunderstood actions - poor management. Sometimes I've seen people fired because the company simply has to cut down on the number of employees and are picking names from a hat on who goes (usually from any bulk portion of the company). Jumping up and down and yelling for equality will make you look stupid, take your good reference, a positive reason for being let go from your superior, and move on.
Equality is a term that is not used in its proper meaning. When people use it, they actually mean special treatment. If common sense isn't the primary focus of the direction of process, you are demanding failure.
I will give a cop the respect they deserve, I honor them in a way. Mostly, because they're the people who are going to save me from bad things. But if i'm a criminal, someone who hates cops, whatever. I'm going to feel alot more confident about disobeying a female officer, even using brute strength to push them down or even kill them if I need to. A cop should have the physical prowess to get me on the ground, no woman (on the average, not counting strength trainers here) has the ability to get a 270 pissed off criminal to the ground, especially if they're drunk or stoned and dont feel threatened by the pepper spray/tazer/gun.
Without trying to sound egocentric, I can lift my wife with one arm, even throw her like a basketball. A 5'6" woman who weighs 140 is going to be a stain on my boot in no time. This also plays in military action. I man has a higher survivability rate, period. A man can take a wound easier simply because they have more body mass, a man can move faster in full gear because we actually have more muscle in our upper torsos and core than women. Of course it all comes down to can they carry a weapon and kill the badguy, if that's met then all is well. But there are situations that call for strength and women cannot help in that area. Like it or not, believe it or not. If i'm a general about to go on the offensive, I want as low a female population as possible in my effort because it will increase my success percent. Obviously, if I have a well built woman on my team i'll use her no questions asked, but this is common sense. I wouldn't want 140 pound men on my team either.
So again, it all comes down to ability. But at no time should anyone be outright excluded. If you had to choose from a group of basketball players and one of them was an 8 foot tall asian woman, who are going to pick? Not everyone has ability in every specific regiment. The term of equality is a angry-child mentality.
If Steve got the promotion after working 6 months when you've worked there for 5 years and weren't offered the promotion, it's because Steve is better than you at the job requirement. End of discussion, try harder next time. Now, if the company gave Steve the promotion because he's not white, or not a woman, and the company wants to cash in on the funding from the country/state/city wide policies of hiring outside of white males, then it's a bad company who makes bad choices. Quit and look for a better company to work for.
Let's say you're black and a white guy got the promotion. Instead of being a child and pulling the race card - declaring your workplace is a racist institution even though you obviously got the job there, why dont you ask your superior why you weren't considered for the job. If he cant give you a reason, something's rotten. Quit. But odds are he will be able to explain why, and it may come down to that he was simply better suited for the job. It has nothing to do with hate for a race of people or the opposite sex. Unless you're in Alabama, or the middle east.
I've been let go from jobs because of incredibly bizarre reasons. Reasons that stem from hushed politics or misunderstood actions - poor management. Sometimes I've seen people fired because the company simply has to cut down on the number of employees and are picking names from a hat on who goes (usually from any bulk portion of the company). Jumping up and down and yelling for equality will make you look stupid, take your good reference, a positive reason for being let go from your superior, and move on.
Equality is a term that is not used in its proper meaning. When people use it, they actually mean special treatment. If common sense isn't the primary focus of the direction of process, you are demanding failure.