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Originally Posted by echoes
As a little girl, I loved playing with the Army men set my brother had...and my favorite guy was, Bazooka, b/c he just looked like the coolest guy with the biggest gun.
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Originally Posted by wet dog
My sister had a Barbie doll collection....I later learned the distriction that Barbie sometime has sex - "play house with Ken", dress Ken in Metro-sexual clothes, etc., but she "comes" with GI Joe.
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I only had brothers. They thought it was hilarious to brutally disassemble my Barbie Doll when I was very young. I spent my time after that climbing trees (and falling out of them), racing go-karts (and crashing them), and doing highly inappropriate things with little green army men.
Might have worked out better if I'd been left in peace with my Barbie Doll.
And GI Joe.
Moving on........
A few comments/observations from 1stID's article.....
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Men who have fought know how difficult it is to stand against the crowd and that civilization is fragile and important. A man who has experienced violence knows that, at its core, civilization is an agreement between men to behave well. That agreement can be broken at any moment; it’s part of manhood to be ready when it is. Men who have been in fights know about something that is rarely spoken of without snickering these days: honor. Men who have been in fights know that, on some level, words are just words: At some point, words must be backed up by deeds.
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1) Grew up in a third world country. As a young female child, I saw daily (or constantly) corruption, violence, death, unfairness, slums, poverty, etc. I do not believe that knowing "at its core, civilization is an agreement between men to behave well" is a gender-specific realization.
2) "Men who have been in fights know about...honor." I love the principle of honor, as we Americans define it, but some of the fights I saw were merely about survival and desperation and protecting your rice bowl, not honor. As I read it, the author seems to feel fighting breeds a sense of honor.
3) I concur with most of the women who've already weighed in....I may be self-sufficient and independent, but I love a man that can make me feel safe and protected and valued, which can come from the most simplistic of actions and reassurances on his part, and my belief that he would go into hell itself to back it up.
Thought-provoking article, 1stId!