SAS hell week

I know it's nonsense isn't it.

Haven't there been loads of disaster type scenarios where the fit young men were all shoving the women children elderly etc out of the way to get out first? Which is standard self defence, so you know that's how it goes, but the reaction to that, and this army thing. It's like the narrative "men are brave and strong and protective" is so strong as to over-write what actually happens!

I mean, some people are brave and strong and protective, sure. And some aren't. And that's life. But the narrative is wrong isn't it.

Yes, men are so protective of women aren't they? Is that why it is usually men who subject women to DV rather the other women and men who rape women. Really protective that.

I think a lot of the push back on this is to do with gender roles and a feeling of a fundamental challenge to the core of masculinity if a woman can do this stuff

There have been a couple of threads on this.

I think most women agreed that if women can meet the criteria then they should be allowed to join.
It was accepted that fewer women than men will meet it due to size differences.
There was some conversation around whether the tests should be updated, as they were all based around a man of a certain height etc when actually being small and nippy but still hard as nails would be valuable in some circs.
There was discussion about the marching stride distance and how the protective gear is designed for men so breasts get in the way
And some talk about menstruation

But overall the basic answer was yes if women can do it then of course they should be able to do it

I don't buy this protectiveness stuff, men aren't particularly protective of women any more than men if they aren't family (and presumably are more protective of male family!)

Anyway if you do a search you might find it

Men being protective of the women.

Did what happen in the programme?

Did that happen in the programme? No, thought not....

the men would feel too protective of them, and that making sure the women were ok would distract everyone

They could try seeing the women as people rather than a gender. That might help

Broight this up with a friend who is a Marine.
He said that women shouldn't be allowed in as the men would feel too protective of them, and that making sure the women were ok would distract everyone.

I then hid the subject from my mind.

There was a thread about it.... iirc, we were told not to be quite so silly, and that ladies couldn't possibly do it... I think I hid it in the end, as I can't find it now.