drafting..., women? Options

[smile4me]

whee..im back...for a very short while.

today, we were discussing this topic (should women be drafted into the army?) during english.

and then i thought...createblog!

so what's your take on it?

[agirlnamed_aly]

I agree with Evan.

It's true that if women have been fighting for years to be considered equal as men, that not only comes with the same freedoms and rights but responsibilities.

Naturally, men are generally considered physically stronger than women, but that's in general, and as the example stated above, there are "lanky, non-muscular, passive" men who could have women better suited to fight in their place.

I think women tend to be more emotional than men as well (menstraution and what-not) so that may also be a "weakness" (for lack of a better word) of militarizing women.

Not really a weakness, but more of a disadvantage. That's also making a bit of a generalization when you say women tend to be more emotional than men, because there are some woman out there completely fit for the job of fighting in combat. The only problem is that the idea of women staying off the battlefield and staying alive to give birth and compensate for the drop in population due to casualities is more acceptable to the common public.

Plus - much like the idea of marriage, drafting has been a long established standard since ancient times - and it would seem preposterous to most to have woman drafted, even though the typical idea that women should "stay at home and take care of the children" is a concept that's long since diminished.

Personally, I'd hate to be drafted, but I assume so would a man getting drafted as well. So yes, women as well should get drafted if we're fighting to continue to have equal rights, or at least make it seem fair to the male population of America.

[*not_your_average*]

The only problem is that the idea of women staying off the battlefield and staying alive to give birth and compensate for the drop in population due to casualities is more acceptable to the common public.

The drop in population? Correct me, but the last time I heard, women needed men in order to procreate and vice versa. Millions of men have died in combat, and women are still procreating these days. There's always going to be people who won't get drafted.