Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
No one is lowering standards. Affirmative action means that when all other things are equal, prefer the candidate who is underrepresented in the field.
This is not about affirmative action. There are efforts to lower standards, separate from affirmative action. Maybe not for LGBT or POC but women are held to different physical standards in the military.
Edit: For Ranger School, standards were lowered so women could graduate. For some positions who cares, but pushing people through positions they aren’t capable for in the name of equality is dangerous both for them and their fellow soldiers
When women can hold combat positions, that might matter.
Women have been allowed in combat positions since around 2015. It’s been a slow integration and there’s very few, because of the exact point I made that the physical standards and training are very difficult for most women.
So they are held to the same physical standards when it’s a combat position? I’m not seeing the problem then.
As of right now they are. There are efforts to lower standards to raise numbers, and that is what I’m saying is wrong.
If they’re held to the same standards, of course that’s not an issue.
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It’s not necessarily a bad idea to lower their standards in general, but it seems unfair to reject a man on the basis that he’s too weak when they would have accepted a woman that’s just as strong. If strength matters, then only the few women who are strong enough should be let in. If it doesn’t matter, then men shouldn’t be rejected for not being strong enough.
My guy, the military is nothing but a bunch of people running around in body armor shooting people. The physical requirements for all genders are anachronistic at best.
How often do they get two candidates that are exactly equal? If they’re giving a benefit to people underrepresented, it needs to be worth something.
And we’ve been constantly lowering standards, unrelated to affirmative action. There was a time when being a high-school graduate meant something. Now it’s easy to get through college, and completely necessary because if you don’t people will assume you’re the sort of person who can’t even get through college.