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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 8:24:34 AM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 8:37:37 AM   
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I may get in trouble for saying this but I think some are trying to reverse the wheel here. Women do invest considerably more effort in their appearance than men. I'm not saying there aren't a good number of foppish men out there and that there aren't women who don't invest much in their appearance/clothes but generally speaking women do work a lot harder in this respect, and the fashion industry, the prolific adverts on TV about appearance etc. are aimed at women almost exclusively. BTW I don't think its necessarily a bad thing either...

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 8:38:44 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Moonhead
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Hey Moon, is that you in the centre?

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 8:40:39 AM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 8:41:41 AM   
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Nope.

The left or the right then?

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 8:43:32 AM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 8:53:14 AM   
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Nope, and nope.

Hmmm... it looks like the guy in the centre mixed something unpleasant into the right guy's cup of water judging by his expression...

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 8:55:03 AM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 9:01:00 AM   
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I think that's white "cider", not water, effendi.

If thats "white" cider then that is a curious tint of yellow in the right individual's cup...

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 9:03:21 AM   
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The uniform was not a consideration for me when I joined. I wanted money for school and to travel, and was tired of being a machine operator.

Perhaps less women join the military is because when I google "why do less women join the military" I get results like this:

- Reasons why women should not join the military

- Black Women Are Less Attractive - Topic - Military.com Forums

- Equality? Not for Military Women Petition

- Females in military struggle with higher divorce rate - USATODAY.com

- Should women be in the military? – Juggle.com

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 9:05:35 AM   
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I would say men care way more about what they wear than women. Women are much likely to accept something they don't care for but wear it anyway.


Was that post a kind of test, MB - to see how many women there are on CM who are honest enough to step forward and contradict you?


Heck no, I think the CM women would contradict me in a heartbeat if they thought I was wrong. (Of course I'd have to be wrong about something for that to happen. )

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 9:09:46 AM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 9:18:15 AM   
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I think most women join the military for the same reason most men do:

To serve their country

Okay, now that's established, back to the pretty pictures

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 9:20:07 AM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 9:22:00 AM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 11:50:21 AM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 12:10:43 PM   
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I was not prepared for the misogyny, racism, and bigotry I encountered once I reached my first duty station. That and the hierarchal nonsense is why I left after my four years. Also, whoever slotted me into Open Mechanics must have only looked at the tool identification portion of my ASVAB scores and/or had a quota to fill - I was totally bored after two years of being a Munitions Systems Specialist and decided not to re-enlist at that time.

Despite all that, I would do it again, and would recommend it for young women on a case-by-case basis with disclaimers.




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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 12:13:32 PM   
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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 12:26:24 PM   
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is this a sexist question?


How about "Does this question make my butt look fat?"

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RE: is this a sexist question? - 3/9/2012 3:51:03 PM   
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I've only read the OP, but why isn't this in the Humor section?


Drat, foiled again!
Come on guys, I'm trying to give folks around here a break from the usual arguments...

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