[TigersEye]

So was my late grandmother born in 1895 in a sod house in Nebraska. She didn’t believe that women were “too weak to handle the world on their own.” She wasn’t. Her daughter wasn’t. No woman in my family has been. Only a very small percentage of women I’ve ever known were. Some men I’ve known were too. Women are not inherently weak.

[donna]

Women are physically weak. That’s what I said.

Weak compared to what - men, that’s all there is to compare to.

So stop trying to change the meaning of my words to appease your anger.

Calm down and move on.

[trisham]

I agree. People vary, whether male or female. If we are careful and fortunate, we find someone who complements us and the result is a healthy and successful marriage. Joan Collins is not an example of that, and while I have some sympathy for her, this seems more like a bid for attention than anything else.

[ConservativeMind]

When a culture trains children to be a certain way, it sets those kids up for possible failure down the road. If a culture disapproves of sex outside of marriage and holds a lifetime of shame over having a child in such a way, this, along with being taught men were your leaders, leads to problems during Joan's earlier decades. We may feel differently today because things have changed.

I agree with your general sentiment that women can be as mentally or emotionally strong as men, but facts prove differently when it comes to pure physical strength and size. World-wide, women are both shorter and have less muscle than men in every culture.

Let's get real, okay?