I feel like we as a culture do not appreciate the raw physical potential of women. The whole “weaker sex” propaganda was way too successful. Like people have no idea what laundry actually used to entail. I am a history enthusiast and I got ropped into a recreation of a full Tudor washday for an Arts and Sciences competition in the SCA. Like I was working as a concrete former lifting and tying rebar for my job at the time and was stronger than about 70 percent of the folks in my group… But Holy fuck my muscles BURNED from weilding a paddle. Not just stirring but beating clothes with something like a cricket bat and then wringing bedsheets by winding them around posts. By the end of the day I was absolutely done in.
I was given an amazing cheesecake for my trouble in helping out for the task but the real take away was an appreciation for the washing machine that I will never forget.
I feel like we as a culture do not appreciate the raw physical potential of women. The whole “weaker sex” propaganda was way too successful.
This is so true. I basically carry boxes for a living and people tell me constantly that can’t/shouldn’t lift anything heavy. Too many women won’t even try because they’ve been conditioned to think it’s going to break them. One woman refused to lift anything heavy because she still wanted to have children. And by heavy i mean 12-25kg. We are not that fragile.
Female oplympians aren’t slower or weaker because men told them to be. Serena Williams lost vs rank 203 male tennis players during Williams’ peak. There’s plenty of strong women who could kick Tue average males ass. But has a higher baseline strength, and a higher threshold. If they didn’t there would be more mixed competitions.
Competitive sports aren’t really the point I am trying to make here. A lot of women out there really seem to give up before they try or guys treat them automatically like they can’t do things and ask other guys long before they ask for an AFAB person’s help. These days I work in mixed crews and there is this constant assumption /surprise thing guys have and their minds are very easily blown when they see women lifting things that are way below their true ability. Some women by contrast internalize that “I am weak and always will be” message and treat lifting anything over 50lbs as completely impossible until they see other women doing it. It’s like there’s an internalized assumption all around of weakness being an inherent trait and AFAB people who do not fit that stereotype constantly have to reprove themselves over and over again to every new person who shows up.
I feel like we as a culture do not appreciate the raw physical potential of women. The whole “weaker sex” propaganda was way too successful. Like people have no idea what laundry actually used to entail. I am a history enthusiast and I got ropped into a recreation of a full Tudor washday for an Arts and Sciences competition in the SCA. Like I was working as a concrete former lifting and tying rebar for my job at the time and was stronger than about 70 percent of the folks in my group… But Holy fuck my muscles BURNED from weilding a paddle. Not just stirring but beating clothes with something like a cricket bat and then wringing bedsheets by winding them around posts. By the end of the day I was absolutely done in.
I was given an amazing cheesecake for my trouble in helping out for the task but the real take away was an appreciation for the washing machine that I will never forget.
This is so true. I basically carry boxes for a living and people tell me constantly that can’t/shouldn’t lift anything heavy. Too many women won’t even try because they’ve been conditioned to think it’s going to break them. One woman refused to lift anything heavy because she still wanted to have children. And by heavy i mean 12-25kg. We are not that fragile.
It had been said that the washing machine has done more for womens’ rights than any political movement.
Women can be strong and mentally superior to men. But saying women are weaker because of propaganda is just wrong.
https://boysvswomen.com/
Female oplympians aren’t slower or weaker because men told them to be. Serena Williams lost vs rank 203 male tennis players during Williams’ peak. There’s plenty of strong women who could kick Tue average males ass. But has a higher baseline strength, and a higher threshold. If they didn’t there would be more mixed competitions.
Competitive sports aren’t really the point I am trying to make here. A lot of women out there really seem to give up before they try or guys treat them automatically like they can’t do things and ask other guys long before they ask for an AFAB person’s help. These days I work in mixed crews and there is this constant assumption /surprise thing guys have and their minds are very easily blown when they see women lifting things that are way below their true ability. Some women by contrast internalize that “I am weak and always will be” message and treat lifting anything over 50lbs as completely impossible until they see other women doing it. It’s like there’s an internalized assumption all around of weakness being an inherent trait and AFAB people who do not fit that stereotype constantly have to reprove themselves over and over again to every new person who shows up.