“I need feminism because… I don’t throw like a girl”I do.

“I need feminism because… I don’t throw like a girl” I do. Broad shoulders are a masculine trait directly linked to the higher levels of testosterone in men. It isn’t because the patriarchy gave men the privilege of having increased levels of testosterone compared to women, it is because of biology, evolution, and just plain old cold hard science. As a result, the average male will typically have stronger, broader shoulders and consequentially better throwing abilities than your average women. Take note of the use of the word ‘average’ because there will always be anomalies regarding the strength capabilities of either gender. When people say you throw like a girl, they are saying that your throw is weak, directly related to the fact that the average female will have smaller, weaker shoulders than the average male. When people say you throw like a girl as an insult, they aren’t insulting your gender, they are insulting your throwing capabilities. Take it within context, don’t manipulate it with accusations of male privilege and patriarchy. It really doesn’t takes a discerning mind to be able to recognise between malicious intentions and just gender stereotypical ignorance. It isn’t that hard. Besides, if you don’t want to throw like a girl, prove it. Train yourself until you can throw as far if not further than the average male (average male I’m talking about here, don’t go around finding the smallest, lankiest, weakest men you can think of to out-throw in an attempt to prove your point). I study with a female who is a gym junkie and is just one of the many females who is probably stronger than a large percentage of men. A few of us were out throwing a footy around during break and she was seriously showing them up with her strength. Half the guys made 'she throws like a girl’ jokes but in such a way that they translated into 'holy shit, she throws like a girl’ which was steeped in the kind of respect that you only earn when you rightfully and successfully prove yourself worthy. For the record, I don’t particularly like the phrase 'you throw like a girl’. It isnt something that thrills me a whole lot. I’ve only been told it a few times when I have abysmally failed to throw an object far enough but having it said to me was an experience none the less. I am incredibly non-confrontational in real life but I become insanely passive aggressive and Hulk-like internally. As an example, my initial internal reaction to being told that I throw like a girl would go along the lines of: “No shit, Sherlock. Did you go to Detective School to figure that out? Yes, I throw like a girl but I’m not going to start pumping steroids so I can grow the shoulders big enough throw this stapler far enough to reach your thick skull.” Guess what? Responding in such a way would make me a bitch. Responding with such fury to such a trivial issue would reflect worse on myself than it does on the initial offender. Responding to ignorance or hate, with even more hate, doesnt make me a more decent human being. I am much more rational than that. Besides, it doesn’t take long, a few seconds maybe, to cool down, make a lighthearted “your mum” joke and just laugh it off. - fraudulentfeminist -- source link
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