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Old November 16, 2009, 05:15 PM   #38
raimius
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Interesting topic.
Comming from the view of a younger, male, military member...

Based on The Gift of Fear and On Killing, defending one's self against an intimate attacker is extremely difficult. The emotional (and perhaps physical) distance of the attacker is close to zero. I don't think most men grasp this influence, nor the societal rammifications.

I think most men visualize a SD situation primarily against strangers, and overlook almost all emotional issues.
Also, most men don't live with the low-level fear/concern over physical differences. I think most men consider vulnerability as a localized and situationally dependent thing. Personally, thoughts of physical vulnerability usually only occur after I've noticed multiple indications that another person is angry, has an advantageous position, or signs indicating gang membership, etc.

I think these factors may heavily influence how traditional gender roles have created differing outlooks on self-defense.
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