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I feel that the core root of your frustration might be more based on the message that this is being forced on everyone to accept as the norm. Of coarse most of the movies in question are fiction, but none the less, it does send a message that a woman can do anything a man can, if not better. As a father of two daughters, I certainly want to believe that, and in many ways, women are stronger and better at things than men. But physically stronger, faster, they are not. There will always be exceptions like some have made a point to make. Just like you could argue Asians are just as tall as Europeans. Certainly you'll find many tall Asians, but as a general rule Europeans have a height advantage as a race of people. Serena Williams could most likely beat most men at tennis, but playing against her professional counters parts on the male side would be a bit challenging although be it very entertaining.
I think this topic could be compartmentalized along with issues like homosexuality, gender identification, emasculation of men as being the new norm in society which are issues being shoved down people throat. Just my opinion.
The movies that really make me grind my teeth are Hollywoods attempt at history. I pick movies set in certain historical periods apart. Especially if they're supposed to be historically accurate and based on true events and people.
I also find horribly unrealistic gun battles that show cars blowing up from shotgun hits and brawny men in body armor thrown backward through plate glass windows from 9mm hits. Steel weapons in the hands of supposedly bronze age soldiers weapons that weren't invented till the 1870s and 80s in the hands of 1850s and 60s characters etc.
Such inaccuracies chap me far more than woman characters with special abilities in modern sci fi and action films.
I always told my girls that movies are not real life. When it comes to what they can do physically they tested out their boundaries and tolerance levels. It was surprising just how much stamina both of them had. Physical strength too. Women can fight hard enough to defend themselves, they just have to be taught to do it and that takes knowledge of technique and personal ability.
Do movies send the wrong message? I think in some ways they do. Men are built for combat. Women are not.
I always told my girls that movies are not real life. When it comes to what they can do physically they tested out their boundaries and tolerance levels. It was surprising just how much stamina both of them had. Physical strength too. Women can fight hard enough to defend themselves, they just have to be taught to do it and that takes knowledge of technique and personal ability.
Do movies send the wrong message? I think in some ways they do. Men are built for combat. Women are not.
Women are built for creating new human beings and giving birth however. The radical feminists seem to hold that realization in contempt. But what is there that men can do that is more amazing in any way than that? Nothing that I can think of.
Go out and kick some girl butt and get your mojo back.
Nah- too easy!!
Guess him not fully buying into the female superiority doctrine is upsetting you?
OP should have known better than to disagree with that. Feminists are as easily triggered as the men they hate so much.
I always told my girls that movies are not real life. When it comes to what they can do physically they tested out their boundaries and tolerance levels. It was surprising just how much stamina both of them had. Physical strength too. Women can fight hard enough to defend themselves, they just have to be taught to do it and that takes knowledge of technique and personal ability.
Do movies send the wrong message? I think in some ways they do. Men are built for combat. Women are not.
Good post! Mrs LeaveWi is a gymnast and martial artist. She recently earned her second degree black belt, through hard work. We train together and it's obvious she is better than I am. MUCH better.
Even so, her being 4' 10" and 74 lbs, she would be at a major disadvantage in a REAL fight with even an untrained Bogan dude! Still though, I'm VERY proud of what she has accomplished-it was a VERY physically and mentally exhausting ride! She really earned it.
I guess this is my roundabout way of saying that just because I feel those movies are unrealistic and SJW propaganda, that doesn't mean that women can't accomplish amazing things, and be the best.
Perusing this thread makes me realize we are closer to the end of empire than I had previously thought. Coupled with seeing the impact of pharmaceuticals supplanting oil as our biggest business.
Reading this thread has been interesting indeed. The OP complained first about women being portrayed positively in fictional movies. Then on more than one occasion complained about other posters disagreeing with his viewpoint. He referred to us as hateful on one occasion, which I shrugged away as his frustration that opposing views were being shared (Lol, how dare they!). Nonetheless, he had no problem using terms like SJW, virtue signaling and war on men, etc. Not only is that the pot calling the kettle black, but it is a very entitled attitude IMO.
I have created opinion threads on city data and realized in advance that 100% agreement is unrealistic . You seldom get a unanimous echo chamber when creating an opinion thread. Hopefully, this will be a learning experience for him and he won't need a safe space in the future. There were several posters agreeing with him and that should have helped him have thicker skin where differing views were concerned, but clearly it did not.
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Steel weapons in the hands of supposedly bronze age soldiers weapons that weren't invented till the 1870s and 80s in the hands of 1850s and 60s characters etc. 
