[sarasmom]

"In that same past, men ruled the workplace. Every workplace. Without exception."

ROTFLMAOL

Men have only ever ruled anything women thought they could deal with and not screw up too much.Mostly men vs men situations.Keeps the peace, dont you know.

Women for centuries have even professed a fear of insects in order for males to feel themselves in a position of power, more so since Winchestor/Ruger/Ingrahm/ Smith $ Wesson became household names.LOL

I do appreciate a healthy dose of true testosterone, but I have never,in my entire life ,seen a "real" man intimidated by a "real" woman. Or vice-versus.

This is not to say I do not believe it can happen,just that I am not automatically overly sympathetic. Case by case basis.It can and does happen, but mostly by men lacking in testosterone or women lacking in estrogen, and either/both filled with insecurity.

[shaggy eel]

but I have never,in my entire life ,seen a "real" man intimidated by a "real" woman.

,,, that's the reason the Family Courts exist for.

[Dr. Octagon]

Real men aren't intimidated by women, but rather by the other men who do the women's bidding.

[Harrison Bergeron]

"Women for centuries have even professed a fear of insects in order for males to feel themselves in a position of power..."

What a weird and oversimplified stereotype to comment on. My wife picks up spiders and puts them outside so they'll take care of the pesky flying insects. My grandmother used to gross me out by killing huge bugs by swatting them with her open hand then picking them up to put them in the trash.

OTOH, there was a single lady who moved in up the trail from us who called 911 to get a spider out of her bathroom. They killed the spider after they were done treating her for hyperventalation. She wasn't "professing" anything, she was terrified. She moved out a few months later.... the country wasn't her cup of tea.