A Viking objects

I got told off for my last post. Norway has introduced conscription for women. I complained that women aren't made, either physically or emotionally, for combat and that they won't fulfil their feminine nature in such a role.

This upset a Norwegian reader:

We have lost brave women in combat in Afghanistan. And you ramble about the size of a girl's forearms? Please google Marit Bjorgen. And Suzanne Svanevik. They are women that Norwegian girls idolise.

I could have told you to google a lot more, like our F16 bombings in Libya. But I wont. Because when people are so lazy that they don't even bother to check out basic facts before writing something, then its not about getting a story right. Its all about having something to rant about. I feel sad for your lack of ability to adapt to information.

Yours Viking.

OK, so that made me curious. Norwegian girls idolise Marit Bjorgen and Suzanne Svanevik. I've never heard of either of them, so I decided to follow Viking's advice and google them. It turns out that Marit Bjorgen is a cross country skier:

And Suzanne Svanevik is a weight lifter or body builder:

Now it's true that these photos do show that there are women who, as professional athletes, can develop muscle. But at what cost? These women look like half men/half women. And that's not surprising since the model of society they are following tells women to follow a masculine ideal, but to pragmatically retain just enough feminine attractiveness to hold male interest.

If that's what Viking wants, he can have it. For myself, I want women who are female in every way - they are the women who command my respect and admiration.