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Friday, March 13, 2009
(The
audio file is NSFW):
Tough Girls
Yeah,
they're all equal now and they can kick ass when need be. Right.
FANTASY VS REALITY. It's called liberation. Turns out that Rihanna's beating by Chris Brown was the bitch's own fault according to Massachusetts kids:
Many
Boston teens surveyed say Rihanna is at fault for assault
Here's a conversation starter: Nearly half of the 200 Boston teenagers interviewed for an informal poll said pop star Rihanna was responsible for the beating she allegedly took at the hands of her boyfriend, fellow music star Chris Brown, in February.
Of those questioned, ages 12 to 19, 71 percent said that arguing was a normal part of a relationship; 44 percent said fighting was a routine occurrence.
The results of the survey, conducted by the Boston Public Health Commission across the city and equally among boys and girls, are startling for local health workers who see a generation of youths who seem to have grown accustomed, even insensitive, to domestic violence.
"I think you'd have to be pretty jaded if you weren't startled by it," said Casey Corcoran, director of the health commission's new Start Strong program.
Here's a conversation starter: Nearly half of the 200 Boston teenagers interviewed for an informal poll said pop star Rihanna was responsible for the beating she allegedly took at the hands of her boyfriend, fellow music star Chris Brown, in February.
Of those questioned, ages 12 to 19, 71 percent said that arguing was a normal part of a relationship; 44 percent said fighting was a routine occurrence.
The results of the survey, conducted by the Boston Public Health Commission across the city and equally among boys and girls, are startling for local health workers who see a generation of youths who seem to have grown accustomed, even insensitive, to domestic violence.
"I think you'd have to be pretty jaded if you weren't startled by it," said Casey Corcoran, director of the health commission's new Start Strong program.
Startled? Why? I've been furious for years about Hollywood's pretense that women are men's equals in physical combat. All they need, according to scriptwriters, is training. Differences in body weight, muscle mass, and upper body architecture mean nothing. How many girls are now convinced they're "tough enough" to go toe to toe with their boyfriends? Beating the shit out of people is a gender-neutral endeavor. Ask Cynthia Rothrock.
But it's all nonsense. In line with the new liberation mentality, there are female boxers, of course, but they almost never knock each other down or out. They flail away for some number of rounds and then there's a decision. Men, on the other hand, are capable of hurting not just women but other men. When you watch the ones who are good at it, you can't help but wince:
And boxing is the pretty part of it, governed by rules and sportsmanship. Without those things, it looks like this:
The truth. Male violence can be incredibly ugly and effective. Men can't be allowed to hit women. Ever. Because it's never a fair fight.
I can't address the masochism that convinces today's teenage girls that they deserve to be beaten up. But no one can. Young women have always been nuts. That's why men have to be taught not to hurt them.
End of story. If your daughters think they're hot stuff in combat, it's time to have a conversation with them. If they think black eyes and broken ribs are something like love, commit them to an institution for their own good. If your sons think women are equal combatants, kill them. You'll be doing the rest of us a favor.
