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by Anonymous User on 05:20 AM March 27th, 2005 EST (#1)
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The vessel was equipped a desalination unit for water, a navigation system and a satellite phone to keep her in contact with family and friends. Not to mention the boat and the design of it and the safety team following her every move.
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by Anonymous User on 01:16 PM March 27th, 2005 EST (#2)
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Your response , Anon, is something of a knee jerk male reaction, I think. The point is that she demonstrated that she is not weak , helpless and defenseless. Therefore she should not be entitled to the privileges traditionally granted to women based on the fallacy that women are weak, helpless and defenseless. I do not oppose womens rights. I oppose the retention by women of anachronistic gender privilege. We have lost all gender privilege. Gender equality can only be achieved only if women lose their totally unwarranted unjustifiable gender privileges.
Hotspur
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by crescentluna
(evil_maiden @ yahoo.com)
on 02:46 PM March 27th, 2005 EST (#3)
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I don't know if she demonstrated her strength and abilities so well if, as was said, she had a help-team to "make sure she was okay." In combat [at least, if you're male] there is no hand-holding, no one to gently lead you out if you decide "this is too tough."
However, I think both of you are right, it's time to give in to feminist demands and stop cosseting - and see how they like it. ;P
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by Anonymous User on 03:46 PM March 27th, 2005 EST (#4)
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Frankly, I don't care if women KEEP their special privliges as long as men are given the SAME special privliges.
At least THAT would be some kind of equality.
Thundercloud.
"Hoka hey!"
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by crescentluna
(evil_maiden @ yahoo.com)
on 06:24 PM March 27th, 2005 EST (#6)
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With liberty and cosseting for all! ;)
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by Anonymous User on 12:30 PM March 28th, 2005 EST (#9)
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I agree.
...although I have NO idea what that means...!
:-)
Thundercloud.
"Hoka hey!"
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by Anonymous User on 04:00 PM March 27th, 2005 EST (#5)
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Not exactly a knee jerk just I appreciate more than this recent epic, men in history who sailed to what they thought was the edge of the earth, this women took a sat phone so she could keep up with the Soaps as she paddled across the Pacific. Kind of reminds me of Nero fiddling whilst Rome burnt.
I'm not that far away from piloting a Boeing 747 from me keyboard mate.
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by ArtflDgr on 09:04 AM March 28th, 2005 EST (#8)
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I think the army might go for that safety team following her every move... i think they call them platoons... or something thereof...
hee hee
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"Heyerdahl and his team crossed the Pacific on a balsa raft named the Kon-Tiki in 101 days, in a bid to prove the South Sea Islands could have been settled from the east."
Seems to me . . . the tide was going that way anyway . . . so a few strokes on the oars can be demonstrated to add a little more momentum ?
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by Anonymous User on 12:35 PM March 28th, 2005 EST (#10)
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by Anonymous User on 02:55 PM March 28th, 2005 EST (#11)
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I think it might be an April Fools joke, she managed to do it a month earlier than any other attempt.
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by Anonymous User on 04:26 PM March 28th, 2005 EST (#12)
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or maybe it means she went across the Pacific in a boat and spent the whole journey having rows with the other passengers....
Hotspur
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by Anonymous User on 11:33 PM March 28th, 2005 EST (#13)
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I like that.
Very clever, HS, very clever.
Neale.
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