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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by fit2rule on Sunday August 02, 2015 @04:15PM (#9992247)
I think its kind of sexist, to be honest, saying that "men are scared of her", like that is unusual or 'a thing'. Of course they're scared of her - she's a very badass fighter. But the fact that she's a woman seems to be some sort of reason for that fear - as if a strong, fierce, dominant fighter can't be female.

Actually, I just think its plain sexist.

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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by bmelton on Sunday August 02, 2015 @11:32PM (#9993614)
As much as I am defending the notion that Rousey could beat a man with which she had a good matchup, the assertion that she could beat a top male champion is indeed far-fetched.

As has been mentioned all over this thread, sexual dimorphism is a real thing, and not just something men made up to repress the lowly women.

A strong, fierce, dominant fighter can absolutely be female. A strong, fierce, dominant fighter that is female and that could beat someone larger is exceedingly unlikely, and has absolutely nothing to do with sexism whatsoever.

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