Excerpt from an article: “.We must include everyone.: Denmark's military service prepares to welcome more women.” [rte.social.ebu.io/4ZSOX4E650…] "In the field, it's not easy for women to follow the same training programs historically designed for men. Mathilde, 1.60 m tall, says shyly: 'I'm not very tall and it's sometimes difficult to keep up with the long legs, and it's sometimes complicated to carry this heavy bag on my back.' Complicated? Do you mean difficult? "Indeed, for feminist author Birgitte Baadegaard, this is where the problem lies, in the confusion between equality and fairness: 'We fail to recognize that there are fundamental differences between men's and women's bodies.' For the analyst, there's still work to be done: 'Young girls are taught that they will be equal to men as long as they behave like them. This is completely false.’" Who, exactly, fails to recognise that there are fundamental differences between men’s and women’s bodies? "According to Brigitte Baadegaard, the same mechanisms are sometimes found in the professional world 'but at least you can resign', she says. 'In the army, young women don't have that option. Nor has the equipment been adapted for women. We need different helmets, for example. Women's skulls and necks are not made the same way as men’s'." My goodness! Yet another difference between men and women. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Nov 7, 2025 · 3:43 PM UTC

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Nature is the biggest misogynist it seems.
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Which is odd, when you consider that Nature, when personified, is customarily female—Mother Nature.
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There are plenty of roles that women can do in the Armed forces, from pilots to data analysts. Infantry isn't one of them.
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Infantry is certainly not one.
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But these women’s skulls and necks are made the same way as men’s. Not sure if their helmets are ok, though.
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Need different wars too, perhaps.
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Absolute tosh from Mathilde those of us that carry the XX chromosome can never be equal to those that carry the XY chromosome in terms of physical strength save in the rare odd case.In every other respect women who join the armed forces can be on a equal footing
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The cognitive dissonance required to understand that we separate sports because women can't match men physically, while simultaneously demanding more female soldiers is really something to behold. So we just want weaker armies that can't defend us then? And we do this why 🤷‍♂️🤔
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