tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post5856665242873885931..comments2023-05-27T01:23:41.984-07:00Comments on Barbaric Poetries: Tearing the Tape, Crossing the Finish Line, it's... Women!christopher lirettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-100134347375383522012-05-15T15:29:45.561-07:002012-05-15T15:29:45.561-07:00I find it fascinating that research conducted has ...I find it fascinating that research conducted has finally found evidence to support women as physical equals to men. I also think that this research provides support to the possibility that the gender inequality prevalent throughout our society could be a result of each gender simply focusing on its natural talents and abilities. It's just like how individuals are born with innate talents and abilities and are most successful when they fully take advantage of and develop these talents. Perhaps much of the gender inequality which is supported by evidence of men being greater than women in certain areas could also be refuted by looking at the same variable in a different context. Just like these females running supermarathons, perhaps re-evaluation of women in other fields will find them equal to the men of those fields. Don't you think?valro48https://www.blogger.com/profile/02962707602910441002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-88967096927682188062012-05-15T07:22:41.420-07:002012-05-15T07:22:41.420-07:00I know lots of women that could beat me in an ultr...I know lots of women that could beat me in an ultra marathon race. Those must be brutal to one's body, especially mine. It's nice to know that women can be physical equals to men. Not a lot of people would know though because, as you point out, ultra marathon running is a small world. If this was a sport, like basketball, a lot more people would notice that women can be physically strong, too.<br /><br />One reason that women may compete as well as men do in these types of events is that women usually don't weigh as much. That allows for less stress on their bones as they run. That in turn leads to less pain while running. Science, as you said GossipGirl, explains why women can be competitive with men in these types of events. It needs to spread to other sports as well. The book looks and sounds interesting to me. As a sports fan, I'll have to check out the book as well.maddenfan2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/04918907882973388032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-53920785607538636492012-05-10T19:30:18.091-07:002012-05-10T19:30:18.091-07:00"xoxo, GossipGirl", I read your previous..."xoxo, GossipGirl", I read your previous post on Pokémon and commented on it before reading this post, actually mentioning this exact topic, of physical strength in males vs. females. If I had read this post first, I might not have said the same things! I said that females are not as strong as males in general, which I guess is still true, but this information on marathon runners being equal is actually extremely surprising news to me. It makes me reconsider my thoughts that while women may be able to achieve intellectual equality and a separate sort of equality with males. I now have more faith that women may actually be more close to "equal" to men! This is a very inspiring post to me; I'll have to check out the book.Emily Lutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121337254309327320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-26477850200604727522012-05-10T18:49:27.815-07:002012-05-10T18:49:27.815-07:00The book reveals all! (The video possibly covers i...The book reveals all! (The video possibly covers it as well. I'm not exactly sure how much information he crams into those 16 minutes; I haven't watched it in its entirety in a couple months)xoxo,GossipGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309693393409955130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-32454650917650090642012-05-10T18:28:08.057-07:002012-05-10T18:28:08.057-07:00How does the "amazing fact" that women r...How does the "amazing fact" that women run comparative to men in larger-length distances lend support to the fact that humans are "upright, relatively hairless, social" creatures?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com