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MALE ROTC cadets forced to wear high heels at feminist event

Posted: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:51:49
by OakRidgeStars
We are doomed. That's all I have to say.

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Re: MALE ROTC cadets forced to wear high heels at feminist event

Posted: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 19:02:41
by thekinetic
Too bad they didn't have a pair big enough to tell those who made them where they could go!

Re: MALE ROTC cadets forced to wear high heels at feminist event

Posted: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:09:05
by SHMIV
I do believe that I would have walked away from ROTC, first. There are always other options.

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Re: MALE ROTC cadets forced to wear high heels at feminist event

Posted: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 23:09:45
by mamabearCali
This made me so unspeakably angry.

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Re: MALE ROTC cadets forced to wear high heels at feminist event

Posted: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:00:22
by Monkey
One call to the DoD IG Hotline and this could get REALLY amusing...

Re: MALE ROTC cadets forced to wear high heels at feminist event

Posted: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 23:22:10
by FiremanBob
What if the "exercise" was sponsored directly by the White House? Often these cockamamie events are done by "consultants"; i.e., political allies and campaign donors, who get paid large 6-7 figure fees for them. Using our money, of course.

Re: MALE ROTC cadets forced to wear high heels at feminist event

Posted: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 14:06:38
by Monkey
FWIW, I've seen similar voluntary events advertised on several naval installations.

I have neither condemned nor condoned participation is this kind of event. If an individual Sailor wants to take the time to express their views against SH/SA this way - fine. If their not comfortable expressing their support in this manner - also fine; there are SO many other ways to show support for the cause without walking around in heels.

Two reasons I don't really care for this type of event:

1) Males, in general, aren't proficient in heels. Somebody's gonna twist an ankle, and now I'm down a Sailor for some undetermined period of time.

2) More importantly, where this kind of event falls short is addressing the fastest growing trend of SA in the military - Male on Male. This kind of events only addresses the issue from the female victim perspective.