So tell me, which of these sounds more like a warrior (from two stories posted next to each other)?
New research has shown that men bond together and cooperate well in the face of adversity to protect their interests more than women, which could explain why war is almost exclusively a male business, according to Professor Mark van Vugt of the University of Kent in southern England.
"Men respond more strongly to outward threats, we've labeled that the 'man warrior effect'," he told the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.
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But when a mugger tried to grab a chain off her neck Friday, the wheelchair-bound 56-year-old pulled out her licensed .357 pistol and shot him, police said.
Mmm-hmmm.
Posted by binky at September 9, 2006 11:01 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Gender and PoliticsMy question is this: how the fuck did that woman get a NYC carry permit?
Posted by: jacflash at September 9, 2006 11:14 AM | PERMALINKto be fair, while the lady obviously qualifies as a badass, at least on some definitions, the other article is treating warrior as a word with cooperative connotations, and war is a cooperative enterprise.
nevertheless, i suspect she'd be a good compatriot to share a foxhole with. :-)
Posted by: moon at September 9, 2006 12:24 PM | PERMALINK