Where was their feminist side

Subject: Where was their feminist side.

Watching the Maori All Blacks do their traditional war dance/chant I was reminded of last nights discussion with a Feminist in the pub where we had a disagreement over the rights and wrongs of wolf whistling. She was quite incensed at my rational that if women dressed provocatively to be noticed they shouldn't cry foul if people she had little time for were also inclined to make their pleasure felt. We had been speaking of the rise to prominence of women in the political ranks now holding the leadership in all but the Liberal party and it is whispered that that post, now that Tim Farron has resigned, will also fall to a woman, Jo Swanson.

The memory of the tortured attempt at compromise  in the discussion, characterising women and comparing them to men came to an abrupt halt this morning with the sight of the Maori advancing slowly down the pitch tongues rolling out of their grimacing mouths. Grunting and chanting their call to contest, slapping their thighs, crouching ready to leap into action with all the physicality 18 to 22 stone men can muster. It was a far cry from the pragmatic, feminist argument about responsibility and consideration. It was about testosterone fuelled men's stuff and the hairs on the back of my neck rose as they always do to see this display of 'masculine' power.

We are rapidly being emasculated by the twin drive of feminine issues and political correctness.  To listen to the apologists for being or having opinions which glorify competitive sports like boxing is to understand how far on the back foot we have gone in our willingness to concede and claim our feminist side.
The game wasn't pretty, plenty of grunt from the Lions who controlled the scrum in the second half and scored push over tries. Muscular, tough, combative, the lads loved it as they shook hands after the match, all the niggles forgotten only respect for the opponent as they troupes off the field, steam rising from each of them, a communal bath to ease out the bruises and the hope they did enough to be picked for the test match next weekend.