I remember getting into an argument once with a woman online because she was offended by me saying that men are generally stronger than women. I can't remember the details, it wasn't trans related, but she seemed to think I was making women out to be victims. I can't help but think these women have never done any kinds of sport, and haven't been physically assaulted by a man, otherwise the strength difference would become immediately clear. When I was attacked on the street, the man was only around the same height as me and slim built, but I couldn't break free, and found it difficult to fight back. Before the gyms closed, I would lift weights several times a week, and after a few years of training I was lifting more than the skinny, beginner men, but that was it, with any other men there would be no competition. Certain women just don't want to think about this reality, but it permeates every aspect of our lives - it's why women are told to get taxis and walk with their keys between their fingers when out at night, whilst men don't fear potential attacks from women in the same way. I used to be carefree about such things myself, walking home after dark on my own because it didn't want to live in fear, wanted to feel untouchable. Sadly, the reality is that women are more vulnerable on account of their relative strength to men.
I find there's lots of contradictions on this topic. Certain men also get off on women struggling physically, I notice - when I'm struggling to carry heavy food shopping, or if I was lifting to my max in the gym, you'd get blokes staring and smirking, like it made them feel big to look down on a woman pushing herself and still only managing to lift a fraction of what they could. I think this thrill is apparent in young boys who enjoy beating girls at sports, and unfortunately some men don't grow out of it. Ironically, a lot of traditional 'women's work' is very physical, such as doing laundry by hand, food shopping, house cleaning and carrying around children. Strange then, that rather than it being chivalrous to offer to help with these tasks, it's more customary to hold open a door or a chair, objects that are perfectly light and easy to manoeuvre - it seems to be all about drawing attention to the man and his kind gesture, rather actually being in any way useful (I'm not the kind of woman who would get arsey about these things, but I do find them odd). The whole of civilization is arranged around the differences between our sexed bodies. I suppose the rejection of the facts of our sexed physical differences by women comes from seeing that this organisation of civilization has put women in less valued roles. It seems like they see accepting the facts of strength differences is acceptance of women's inferiority in society. We don't need to compete with men physically though, in order to be successful.