Generally speaking, men are stronger physically. The 16% difference between the height of the Dutch man and the Indonesian woman, doesn’t take in some key factors — like muscle mass, volume and weight. A height-weight proportional Dutchman is going to outweigh a height-weight proportional Indonesian woman by double.
Gender differences in terms of brute strength and muscle mass are realities. We are not the same. Women can ameliorate that situation by taking up martial arts, for example.
A woman’s real strength is being in reality. That means weighing and balancing risk appropriate to any given social situation. Not every man is out to overpower and abuse every small woman. Not even half of all men. I would say the number, in a large and casual social setting is pretty small.
Teen girls are far more likely to be abused by their boyfriends who watch porn all day and talk their girlfriends into acting out violent porn scenarios. They have to learn that quasi consensual is not the same as consensual
Domestic violence can be nipped in the bud by knowing our greatest strength is saying,”F*** you. Good bye” before we commit to a monster, and never ever downloading a tinder app.
Our frailty gives us an innate sense of how a tiny child might fare if she has a great big abusive father. Our frailty should push us to heed the warning signs of disproportionate strength of a potential partner when coupled with a bullying personality.
Man spreading dudes on a bus might make us feel small but there is no perverse or negative intent there. There are far worse problems — ones we DO have a degree of choice over.
Use your frailty to suss out bullies before procreating with them.
