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Fighter jets along Russia's western borders have reportedly been placed on combat alert amid continuing unrest in the Crimea region of Ukraine.
The exercise came a day after US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russian President Vladimir Putin to remember that the escalating crisis "is not Rocky IV".
Meanwhile, Ukrainian fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych - who is seeking refuge in a luxury health resort outside Moscow, Russian news agency RBC has claimed - has allegedly asked for Russia's protection from "extremists".
He also said he still considers himself to be the legitimate leader, according to a statement published by three Russian news agencies. An unnamed Russian official said his request was "satisfied in the territory of Russia."
A spokesperson for Mr Putin said they were not aware of Mr Yanukovych's reported arrival in Moscow.
Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov issued a warning to Russia that any movement of its troops from their naval base in the southern Crimea region "will be considered military aggression."
In pictures: Crisis in Ukraine
In pictures: Crisis in Ukraine
1/11 Demonstrations in Crimea
Crimean Tatars drag away a police officer in front of a local government building in Simferopol
2/11 Demonstrations in Crimea
Pro-Russian activists pray outside the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol
3/11 Demonstrations in Crimea
Crimean Tatars hold flags during rallies near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol
4/11 Demonstrations in Kiev
Young girls chant the song 'Glory to Ukraine' at Independence Square in central Kiev
5/11 Demonstrations in Crimea
A man receives medical treatment after he was injured in clashes during rallies near the Crimean parliament building
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Pro-Ukrainian activists hold placards reading "Crimea +Ukraine is love" during a rally in front of the Crimean parliament in Semfiropol
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Protestors capture a military armoured vehicle in central Kiev
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An old man stands with an Ukrainian flag on Kiev's Independence Square
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A man lays flowers at one of the barricades heading to Kiev's Independence Square
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Flowers cover the ground and barricades where protesters were killed in a recent clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square
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A self-defense unit patrolling the city centre in Kiev, Ukraine
Mr Turchynov also declared the takeover of government buildings in Crimea as a "crime against the government of Ukraine. I have given orders to the military to use all methods necessary to protect the citizens, punish the criminals, and to free the buildings," he said.
The Russian Interfax news agency quoted the Defence Ministry as saying:"Constant air patrols are being carried out by fighter jets in the border regions. From the moment they received the signal to be on high alert, the air force in the western military region left for the ... air bases."
The apparent move comes as "criminals wearing military fatigues" seized the regional government and parliament headquarters on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula this morning.
Mr Turchynov, who is also the head of Ukraine's armed forces, appealed for Moscow to adhere to the rules of an agreement which allows Russia's Black Sea fleet to be based in Sevastopol until 2042.
"I am appealing to the military leadership of the Russian Black Sea fleet ... Any military movements, the more so if they are with weapons, beyond the boundaries of this territory (the base) will be seen by us as military aggression," he declared.
Kerry made the comments in an apparent bid to distance the US from a Cold War-style confrontation with Russia. He said Russia must be "very careful" in any decisions it makes surrounding Ukraine, and that a military intervention in Ukraine would be a " huge, grave mistake".
"This is not Rocky IV," he said, referring to the 1990 film depicting a battle between the East and West, in which Rocky Balboa fights Soviet Union boxer Ivan Drago.
"Believe me. We don't see it that way", he told US TV Network NBC News.
"I think Russia needs to be very careful in the judgments that it makes going forward here," he added. "We are not looking for confrontation. But we are making it clear that every country should respect the territorial integrity here, the sovereignty of Ukraine.
"Russia has said it would do that and we think it's important that Russia keeps its word."
Mr Kerry's comments came after Mr Putin ordered the urgent drill test combat readiness of its military forces amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.
The exercise, involving 150,000 of precisely those forces which are likely to be used for any intervention, and their reserves, came amid growing claims that the country faces the threat of breaking up, as protests and violent sectarian clashes continue.
Russia said earlier this morning it would "uncompromisingly" defend the rights of its compatriots in Ukraine, while expressing concerns over "large-scale human rights violations", attacks and vandalism in the former Soviet republic.
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I was sitting in the living room again on an armchair with a bowl of cereal on my lap. I was still in my pyjamas but the rest of the girls were up and ready for all of their Saturday morning jobs.
"Sadie, we'll be back at around four!" called Jennie, who was putting on her jacket. "I hate to leave you on your own, but we all really have to go!"
"It's fine, I will...." and I was interrupted by an enormous sneeze from Leah, then Bella yelling about having lost her handbag, and Vicky roaring with laughter at them both. I watched Charlie try to to drag Jaz out of bed, as well as applying some more black eye liner. I laughed. It was good to be back with the girls. My best friends.
They all eventually got out, and after Poppy shyly came and said goodbye to me, and Bella dashing back in to get her keys, it was all quiet.
I sighed and closed my eyes. I thought about all of the teenagers in that flat. We had been friends since nursery, but it was in high school where we really bonded and formed our little gang. We all had our best friends, Charlie and Jaz, Leah and Bella, Vicky and Poppy, and Jennie and I. But we were all together and were insepreable throughout high school. We did everything together. But when we left school, it changed. They got this flat together. And I couldn't join them. Only Jennie knows why. I'm going to have to tell them though. Today.
That morning I tidied the whole flat up. I hoovered, dusted, washed, ironed, folded, polished, and . I had a nap too, and woke up refreshed. I was just finishing making vegetable lasagne for dinner, big enough for all eight of us, when all the girls came home from their work. They all trooped into the living room and grabbed a seat each. I took a deep breath.
"Ok, well you all know how we've been best friends for ages," I began, "and you all know that I've obviously not been living here. Well, now the time has come. I want to move in with you all."
The girls sitting around me cheered. I smiled at them all. Thank goodness they didn't hold any grudges.
"I want you to come, but why do you want to give up your other life?" asked Vicky. "Because, if you do live with us from now on, you can't really do your modelling and all that as well!"
I sighed. She was right. But I wasn't happy anymore. I had loved being a model. My dad had been very high up in the modelling industry, and I was his favourite. He loved me to pieces and I was always getting the best photo shoots and catwalks. I had been in magazines and catalogues and posters since I was a baby. I was waxed and plucked and made up until I looked beautiful. And I wasn't one of those horribly skinny size zero models, I did have curves at size four. I mean, what girl wouldn't like that? Sure, I had to forfeit some things, like chocolate and cakes, and I was under constant surveillance from my mother and father, but I didn't mind. I hadn't known any other way of living.
But when my dad had died of leukemia four years ago, I had been shoved to the side. He had made sure I would still have my fortune to inherit, the manor I shared with my mum, and I would still be a model. But even he couldn't make the guy that had took his place, like me. So I was forgotten, replaced by the new girl. I started to hate the fact I couldn't go anywhere without reporters and journalists following me. I hated that I couldn't eat like my friends. I hated that it wasn't like it used to be.
My mum was always lovely, a make-up designer in my dad's company, but we weren't as close as my dad and I. The only thing about us was that we were absolutely identical. The same long, wavy natural blonde hair, the same blue and black eyes, the same curvy figure. And then she took up alcohol and smoking once her husband died. She spent hundreds of pounds to support her addiction, and gradually, me and her began to see each other less and less. In a huge house filled with maids and chefs and assistants, that wasn't hard.
Once high school was over, I tried to get my life sorted. But my mum wouldn't give me the money to go to University, or get a driver's license. What girl of nineteen can't drive? Then my mum started to come up to my room at night, drunk and stinking of smoke, and would chatter on endessly. Each night I got terrified of her horrible gibbering, so I would hide. But each night she would find me, and slap me and hit me for "being a naughty girl that hides from her mummy". So last night, I packed my bags and ran.
"Erm, Sadie?" Poppy's gentle voice snapped me out of my train of thoughts. "What about your modelling?"
I looked at her. I looked round at all my best friends. And I couldn't tell them about Mum. No way.
"I'm going to stop it. I wasn't going to be a model all my life anyway. I need to get a job, and... well, my mum and I aren't really getting on. We agreed this is what we needed." I looked at Jennie. She was the only one that knew about the problems I've had with my mum, but being the great friend she was, she kept her mouth shut.
"Ok, then that's great! I can't wait! We need to have a celebration! Let's make it last all night!" cried Jaz. I laughed, and breathed a sigh of relief. It was going to be all right, I thought to myself. It's going to be all right.

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I've been bamboozled; this sandwich contains the lettuce, ham, and mustard, all right, but the tomatoes are nowehre to be found! This is the last time I ever trade lunches with Brock...
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When friends prank another friend through the use of a fake person, usually through a dating app or website, in order to lure them into a 1st date where their friends are waiting and they realize it was a set up. Similar to "catfishing" but over a much shorter, less intimate, time frame and in simple jest. Not intended to be a mean prank, more of a you got "Punk'd" type of deal.
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all the leaders came together in 325 A.D. and wrote a Nicene Creed.
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Modern day female longsword expert wins the The Longsword Competition at the World Invitationals.
Trained in European martial arts as she puts it (When you think 'martial arts' it usually brings up images of Far East fighting styles, so this was interesting to hear European sword fighting described in this way), and using swords that she herself designed (specifically for her style of fighting and longsword competition), Samantha Swords is a girl after my own 'Geek' heart.
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The martial arts champion is referred to as a 'girl' in the article. That is much more telling of the author's mindset than the debate about whether 'female' is dehumanizing (it is, BTW).
The author could simply be ignorant of the shades of meaning for references to adults, but there's no shade of meaning to 'girl.'
Right. This woman is no girl. You don't say "female wins" either. What, female parrot? Female giraffe? Female human. Ah. No, the word woman works just fine.
Though it -is- odd. No one really writes articles saying, "Excellent athlete emerges victorious and is also a man!"
I think it's more telling of the article that "she" was used three times, "female" twice, "girl" once, yet barely managed to fit in her name once near the end of a run on sentence.
Awkwardly written article… I would have found the writing just as awkward & dismaying had it been a man who won, and the article was written like this (but of course it wouldn't have been):
Modern Day Knight: Male Wins Longsword Competition at Word Invitational Tournament
Modern day male longsword expert wins the The Longsword Competition at the World Invitationals.
Trained in European martial arts… and using swords that he himself designed, Samuel Swords is a boy after my own 'Geek' heart.
This series of comments is political correctness at its worst. Somebody had to win. What is newsworthy is that a woman has won an event that most people would expect to be won by a man. Gender is therefore relevant to the story. It is also relevant that she is young and relatively small in stature given the historical expectation that the longsword was a weapon of brute force wielded by big men. "Girl" may not be a perfect choice of word but it is often used to convey "young woman" and so is not totally out of place. Had the headline read "Sam Swords wins Longsword competition" how many people would have read it?
You're taking away from this woman's achievement by even bringing your drama here.
An athlete won against biologically stacked odds with their skill and dedication.
Be happy for them.
"Saying 'female wins longsword tournament' is dehumanizing".
Because we totally have to worry about horses and lemurs winning. This is ridiculous. Jfc
Seriously, my first thought was "female wins?"
No dammit, this is a WOMAN!
I agree heartily!
The fact that she's a woman is the news. No one gives a fuck when some LARP guy wins these things. That's why there is so much focus on her gender. You people are morons, can't even figure out the simple premise of what makes a story newsworthy.
It does remind me of the basketball team of all-girls St. Ann's Academy which tidily defeated the boys league champions of their age group, 49-33.
Here is the story
Let's all stop referring to warriors with child-like euphamisms. Say man or say woman. Also This isn't geek culture. Your making it Geek culture because it's what you fantasize about.
Why "female" in the title and not "woman"? Do you often refer to men as "males" or do you only dehumanize women?
An interesting comment, especially being that the 'subject' of this so-called de-humanizing piece is about a woman who could kick my ass AND yours in probably less than three moves, because she's just THAT freakin' awesome of a sword fighter. So, you are entitled to your opinion, but the purpose of 'PRAISING' this female, this woman, this individual for her skill in an ancient and deadly art in this article was not, for the purpose of, as you put it, to de-humanize' her…… 🙂 I assure you!
My first thought on reading the title was 'why not her name?'. Never considered the female-woman question. Was glad it wasn't 'girl', that BS pisses me off regularly.
Right, but you're using the word female incorrectly also. 😛 Female is an adjective. Not a noun. You can't call someone a male or a female; it would need to be followed with, "male person," "female human," etc, and that just gets grammatically chunky and awkward.
Woman or man works, unless a person doesn't think of themselves as being one or the other.
Or – and I know this is a radical thought – how about instead of using "female" or "woman" or "girl" or any other such designation, you use her actual name? You know, like she's a person with an identity and not just a "female". If a man had won the tournament, would your headline have been "Male wins…" or would it have used his name?
Would not have read the article if the author had used her name instead of the gender reference. 'Woman' would have brought me in just as much, but something denoting the uniqueness of the situation is why I stopped scanning and clicked. Then after reading this article I felt pretty good knowing that a woman was kicking ass in this sport and that it might be inspiration for others.
Get frustrated with the poor writing, or the title of the article, if you want, but the title is what brings attention to others and helps break a stereotype.
Don't drown your message out by your own criticisms or people will surely stop listening, placing you in an all together different stereotype.
The words 'woman' and 'female' are mostly interchangeable. If you consider the fact that the sword fighting world is primarily a 'male' dominated sport. It can be concluded that in this instance, the word 'female' is perhaps more suitable. It's usage simply serves to emphasize the achievement over the vastly larger male population in the sport.
It may suit you to gain a better understanding of the English language. I have a feeling that you would enjoy a much more serene life if you didn't view the simple usages of a single word as an attack against the entire 'female' portion of the human race.
P.S. Accusing someone of bigotry with no real rational is in fact bigotry in its very nature. Congratulations.
Well put Joseph….
I am honestly not sure what the issue with calling someone "female" or "male" is. As a female soldier in the military, we refer to each other as males and females all the time. Its not derogatory, its the fact that some of us soldiers are male and some are female. we label barracks as female and male and bathrooms and we will call a group by shouting "MALES" or "FEMALES" or will announce the presence of the opposite gender on the floor of one of the genders by yelling "MALE ON THE FLOOR" or "FEMALE ON THE FLOOR"
Honestly seems strange to call the specific label of gender dehumanizing when the bottom line is she is a female human. how can you get any more robotic and less emotionally specific then that?
No ad hominem attacks needed. To use male or female as a stand-alone is grammatically incorrect.
This is a textbook kneejerk sexist response. Wrong on so many counts. 1) Female and woman are in no way interchangeable ("female salamander" makes total sense, "woman salamander", not so much) female refers to gender, woman means female AND human. 2) Obviously, you can stand to gain a better understanding of the English language. 3) Bigotry is another word you should look up.
Ok, so you don't find the use of the word "woman" in this context offensive. Congratulations. Do you really believe that words cannot be offensive to some people and not to others? Who gave you the ability to deem which words people can find distasteful?
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This is your comment? Really? I'm not going to argue the correct designation (female is appropriate) just that possibly you shouldn't be so quick to get your back up. You couldn't just be happy that it happened? Or that someone found it significant enough to report it? Nope, you have to complain.
It is significant. No one would push themselves to become a powerful world champion and be called a boy. It would not be seen as respectful to the athlete. Language does matter.
Wrong. Welcome to the world of equality. Young men get called boys, ALL THE TIME, in a sport or event dominated by older or larger guys. It's part of the ritual… it's part of the rise… and its certainly a reality when breaking down barriers. And we all… have… to do it.
Whether its the new guys swinging a wrench, baseball bat, or a keyboard… it happens every day.
I don't see the world "female" as an insult. It is an accurate term to describe this person. She is an adult female, also known as a woman. Chips off shoulders, please.
And yet, if a man had won, I strongly doubt the article's title would have read "Male Wins Longsword Competition".
I don't think the writer intended any insult.
Unfortunately "female" is used so often as a way to dehumanize women these days (yes it describes women but the people who use it in a demeaning way intend to infer "female dog" or similar).
"Woman" or "Samantha Sword" would have worked better.
Hurrah, you win the geek of words for today….now GO AWAY!!!
Well, I don't know in english, but in french the translation for "female" is "femelle" which is mostly use to describe animals. For humans we use "femme" which would be translated as "women". When I first learned english I was surprise that women would be refer to as females which in french basically describe the biological sexual function of a living organism. Like, we would say "the female organs of the flower" but we wouldn't say "the women organs of the flower" or we would never say "this is an extraordinary female" it would be the same as calling her a cow. Technicaly a women is a human female but to me it always sounds dehumaizing when I see the use of the word "female" in english. Anyway, different langages different rules but I'm not that sure that women and female are synonyms even in english.
Actually, I would prefer to be recognized as female rather than being called a woman. I am biologically female, but woman is considered these days to have implications about gender, as in social roles and femininity. Most days I feel about as feminine as a good hard punch to the jaw, so I'll take the term that implies nothing beyond my biology.
You are correct Max. "Woman" and "female" are not synonymous.
You're right. Referring to women as "females" is dehumanizing and othering. After reading your post, if the author would have taken two minutes to google search the issue rather than going straight to being defensive, he could have learned that. But nope.
Wow you're ridiculous.
Why is female de-humanizing versus woman?Either way, there is a masculine subject in the word. feMALE woMAN. Pick your poison sweety. Unless you intend on forming an entirely new word for it, move along. It is not offensive until someone overreacts and makes it that way. And even then, it is not offensive, just someone being absurd.
Thank you. Whether or not the author intended to be dehumanizing, referring to any woman as a "female" is exactly that.
Does anyone see the ignorance in both the comment and the replies that follow it? Go out side and play children, I think you're all in need of some fresh air. French and English have differently spelled words for things, as do other cultures. Just because Femelle and Female sound and are spelled similar does not mean they are meant as the same thing. Femme and Female mean the same thing. The fact that this comment was started.. No point except to get attention, argue, and stir up trouble. Female is a correct, scientific term, at least for English, which if I remember right.. This "Topic" was introduced in the English Language, *not* French.
Basically, what I'm trying to get at is simply this, the words are not dehumanizing. They are what you make them. just like the word "Fuck" which originally meant "to hit" or "to hit with a stick", or the word "Gay" which originally meant "Happy" or "to be Happy".
I am female, but at age 69, have never been a woman. There's a big difference.
Could you be any more petty? Good grief!
This is a joke right? You're upset with how they identified her gender?? Really??
You would have acted equally butthurt if the author had said woman. Stop looking for drama where there is none.
Why does a female have to be a woman?
many people consider woman a sexist term in itself because the root of the word is men. You cant win with touchy feminists.
Yay hyper-feminism. Female isn't dehumanizing at all. It's interchangeable with woman or girl, such as male is interchangeable with man or boy. If the author was attempting to belittle women, why would he write an article where a FEMALE won a long sword competition?
I argue that exact point on a regular basis, Rabo. When being praised or touted, by being called a "female" instead of "woman", it is decidedly degrading, as though we are animals instead of human beings. Only a woman could understand the difference in terminology and the disappointment we feel.
Right, because when Male Altheles are called just that, or simply boys, you don't see a crusade rise up to smite the person who wrote it that way. Why? Because we've been dealing with it since the inception of reporting on any gender dominated sport. The author used gender as a way to get attention, as Sam is a gender fluid name, and is less attention grabbing than 'Uncommon Gender X Wins Sport [Implied to be dominated by gender Y])
It is a website that does seek to generate traffic, and as a man. I've been called a boy, when I've been well passed those years, I've been referred to as a male, and I've even been referred to as an 'invdividual' to avoid all gender assumption.
It isn't dehumanizing, it is hyper sensitivity to a perceived wrong that doesn't exist. You either want equality, or you don't. You can either put up with the same shit men do, or you can lobby for special treatment. You can't have it both ways.
She has been referred to as "the armored lady" but the competition refers to competitors as male and female longsword experts.
Yes I do. And no I don't. #askedandanswered
Perhaps they chose "female" instead of "woman" to avoid the social designation of gender roles, as in "what makes a woman?" In this case, she's not a "woman", she's a "swordmaster". She wasn't competing based on social graces or any "womanly" art, so using "woman" or "lady" isn't appropriate. Rather than "dehumanizing" her, they actually are making a case that the distinction is her gender, not her social standing. It becomes notable because of the particular genetic makeup…i.e. female…of the competitor, something rare in this particular sport. However, the victory had nothing at all to do with her "womanly" attributes, or her ability to conduct herself as a "lady". She is physically female, something usually not seen in this particular sport.
Regardless, I think that while the discussion of whether or not the term is appropriate is a valid one, attempting to bring an accusation of "dehumanizing" is not only an overreaction, it's also inaccurate, as there are, in fact, human females. And yes…men are often referred to as "males", just as interchangeably as has already been noted. We usually don't feel insulted by it, because there's nothing insulting about being identified in a manner that can be applied to non-humans.
I think the real discussion should be why any gender identification should be used when describing something as a great accomplishment. Obviously, from the comments we (men and women/males and females) still have a long way to go when discussing gender equality (which I might add is the definition of Feminism) Better questions: 1. Why do we still need to trumpet women's achievements as special when compared to the same male's achievements? 2. Why are women irritated or annoyed when men state they are trying to applaud a female's achievements as being just as good as man's/boy's etc… 3. Why do males feel the need to equate equality of women with some sort of presumed discrimination the "males" have had to deal with, thus women are equal if treated badly or persecuted as men feel they have been . In reality, we still live in an extreme patriarchal society filled with misogyny and sexism. And no, there is no such thing as reverse sexism simply due to the fact that we do indeed live in a patriarchy which means men/males still decide the rules of society. When I read the article I thought, wow, what an athlete and artist first, second I thought, wouldn't it be wonderful in our future if we did not need a "female" "woman" disclaimer attached to add interest or relevance of a great accomplishment held up to the "male" standard, whatever that means.
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.
Really, you actually went there? I hear you were auditioned for the latest Hobbit movie as they were running out of Trolls.
Putting the semantics of female/woman aside, the article might not seem so dehumanizing if it hadn't waited until the last sentence of the body of the article to refer to the female by name. Imagine if the first sentence instead read, "Samantha Swords, a modern day longsword expert, has won the The Longsword Competition at the World Invitationals." Without that it's easy to read this as going, "wow! a woman!"
I think it probably has more to do with the fact that "man swordfighter" or "woman swordfighter" just sounds awkward. You feminists are pathetic, you will try to hijack anything with your ideology. If you want to know what dehumanisation feels like try living in Iran.
This thread:
Women + some men: "Even though this piece speaks highly of a woman, the way it's written is still somewhat sexist and should be noted"
Men + Trolls: "Shut up women! You're stupid! Go live in Iran!!"
It is telling that, in the body of the brief article, the author infantilizes the martial arts champion with the phrase "Samantha Swords is a girl".
*shakes head, ashamed for the high quantity/low quality of men who were offended that a woman had the audacity to ask two questions about word usage*
I'm surprised that people are surprised that a story about an exception to traditional gender roles has resulted in a conversation about how we talk about gender. Take it as educational, not an attack. The language we use is important, regardless of intent. Both connotation and denotation should be considered, especially by writers and reporters. Consider the subtle differences here between what we would call synonyms, as well as how female and male might be used or perceived. Female is noted as having negative connotations in some contexts where male does not. Could this be a subtle sexist slant by the dictionary.com editors? Maybe. But that's a whole different flame war…
From dictionary.com:
Woman, female, lady are nouns referring to adult human beings who are biologically female; that is, capable of bearing offspring. Woman is the general term. It is neutral, lacking either favorable or unfavorable implication, and is the most commonly used of the three: a wealthy woman; a woman of strong character, of unbridled appetites. In scientific, statistical, and other objective use, female is the neutral contrastive term to male and may apply to plants and animals also: 104 females to every 100 males; Among lions, the female is the chief hunter. Female is sometimes used in disparaging contexts: a gossipy female; a conniving female. Lady meaning "refined, polite woman" is a term of approval or praise: a real lady in all things; to behave like a lady.
Man, male, gentleman are nouns referring to adult human beings who are biologically male; that is, physiologically equipped to initiate conception but not to bear children. Man is the most general and most commonly used of the three; it can be neutral, lacking either favorable or unfavorable implication: a wealthy man; a man of strong character, of unbridled appetites. It can also signify possession of the most typical or desirable masculine qualities: to take one's punishment like a man. Male emphasizes the physical or sexual characteristics of a man; it may also refer to an animal or plant: a male in his prime; two males and three females in the pack; a male of the genus Ilex. In scientific and statistical use, male is the neutral contrastive term to female : 104 females to every 100 males; Among birds, the male is often more colorful than the female. Gentleman once used only of men of high social rank, now also specifies a man of courtesy and consideration: a real gentleman; to behave like a gentleman. Gentleman is also used as a polite term of reference ( This gentleman is waiting for a table ) or, only in the plural, of address ( Are we ready to begin, gentlemen? ). See also manly, male.
Agreed! This is what I wrote above in the thread: I think the real discussion should be why any gender identification should be used when describing something as a great accomplishment. Obviously, from the comments we (men and women/males and females) still have a long way to go when discussing gender equality (which I might add is the definition of Feminism) Better questions: 1. Why do we still need to trumpet women's achievements as special when compared to the same male's achievements? 2. Why are women irritated or annoyed when men state they are trying to applaud a female's achievements as being just as good as man's/boy's etc… 3. Why do males feel the need to equate equality of women with some sort of presumed discrimination the "males" have had to deal with, thus women are equal if treated badly or persecuted as men feel they have been . In reality, we still live in an extreme patriarchal society filled with misogyny and sexism. And no, there is no such thing as reverse sexism simply due to the fact that we do indeed live in a patriarchy which means men/males still decide the rules of society. When I read the article I thought, wow, what an athlete and artist first, second I thought, wouldn't it be wonderful in our future if we did not need a "female" "woman" disclaimer attached to add interest or relevance of a great accomplishment held up to the "male" standard.
Butthurt much? How is being a female dehumanizing?
The US military, in all its political correctness, refers to women as females.
I direct you to the first episodes of 'Supergirl' for the answer to your question.
You people should really look up the etymology of the words you're bitching about…
Yep I always cringe when people say 'female' instead of 'woman'. I think it is actually a sign of closeted misogyny and I'm suspicious of men who use it in conversation.
Louder for those in the back!!
YES. exactly. she is a HUMAN PERSON not a female of the species.
Oh my gosh, I hope ya'll are happy for making this poor dude regret ever writing about this badass lady!
Honestly, I think "female" reads better than "woman" when choosing one of the two to use as an adjective.
I'm also baffled as to how "female", but not "woman", is sometimes seen as insulting (I have encountered this perception in many places). I have heard the word "woman" used in a VERY insulting way on multiple occasions. I personally view both as fundamental descriptors, unlike slang such as "chick" or "gal" or "bitch".
Hm. "Female" wasn't used as an adjective. "Female knight wins" wouldn't bother me, but I see a legitimate complaint about "(a) female wins".
And you know what does bother me? That's a legitimate complaint. It's not something horrible to have done. But it's a legit complaint, akin to "hey, dude, you stepped on some toes there" and an appropriate response is "oh, sorry, let me think about how I'm stepping next time."
There's no reason to make a big fuss over it.
So much for careful reading. "Female" was used as a noun there, in which case I probably would have chosen "woman".
Really, I mean really female, woman ? That 'so your argument for bigotry ? Your a disgrace to feminists :-/ !
Hey let's get back to congratulation this badass on her achievement. I'd like to buy her a round. Cheers!
This is fantastic to see and made me interested in something I might have passed over.
The difference between female and woman is that female can be of any species, but a woman can only be a human. Because of that I prefer woman, but don't consider female an insult.
Why is there always some people who have to turn anything on the internet into a personal battle? Who gives ANYBODY regardless of gender to police anyone and pass judgment on anything. Nobody. Its writing. Regardless if you have a penis or a vagina we all have brains and mouths and should use one of those more and the other one less. We are all humans and we all make mistakes. Not every post on the internet is an open invitation to undermine the individuals time who wrote said article, the people who may have filmed anything and the subject(s) in the video. Its only about sex or race or religion or sexual preference if those who are for their own selfish & personal reasons are invested in those things MAKES it about that. The more they talk the more issues they see so my advice is to just breathe. Enjoy your time on this planet and don't sweat the small stuff. RELAX!
To put it simply, the term "female" reduces a woman to a distinction solely based on body parts, and therefore semantically puts those body parts in the forefront of any thoughts, relevant or not to the current conversation. In general, "woman" in preferable because it's a more all-encompassing term, not just limiting the description to a woman's anatomy, but rather her mind, personality, accomplishments, etc. And for the record, I find "male" just as limiting. But it really isn't used as much, except perhaps by law enforcement…
Yeah, it's a tad creepy because it was used as a noun.
'The long jumping male fell to the ground.' is creepier than 'The long jumping man fell to the ground'. It's creepy to use a gender descriptor as a noun; it makes the gender seem the sole important part of the statement which is….creepy!
So, in the future: 'female longsword competition winner' is OK. (Noun is 'winner').
'Longsword competition winner female', not OK. (Noun is 'female').
Just so you know for next time. Don't creep us out. 😉
But thanks for the intention behind the post.
I agree with you. I am thoroughly impressed with Samantha Sword's accomplishment and excited to read about it! I wish only that the headline had been a little less, well, creepy (as you put it). Thank you for this further explanation (in support of others' comments about use of "female" as a noun rather than adjective describing a person). The writer intended well and perhaps will consider this issue more carefully in the future.
Linguistics don't mean shit. I don't care who the how the hell you fucksticks think. I bet your dumbasses can read dis shit an understand y'all being so fucking smart and shit. The purpose of life ain't to be a petty word number crunching addict that is programmed to know the English language by heart. My dude smoked this article and the girl swings that sword like your wife on a Friday night, amazing. All people are not the same and language does not define a person. People use language they are comfortable with. Ain't got time to be looking thru a thesaurus dictionary or spell check, some people have real lives. And Sam didn't comment so why the fuck are you. It don't look like she need anybody to defend her. Language is a tool for oppression, always has been always will be. Peace
P.S the only reason I replied to this reply is you seem like one of those people I think of as dumbfucks because of your screen name. You know like when you having a convo and the person you talking to not even listening to what you say but how you say it and will interrupt you to explain how you used the wrong word when they know exactly what you mean. Always trying to correct somebody when nobody asked you too. #YCEADYFM
Perhaps they put "female" because she doesn't like "males".
It would also explain why she won.
Women like Men. Nature designed it that way.
Sorry if you don't believe in nature, but, it ALWAYS wins, male or female.
Now, that's is creepier.
'she won because she doesn't like men'.
You are posting comments from a psychiatric ward, aren't you?
'Female' sounds cold as an adjective. I think as an adjective it's fine, "Modern day female longsword expert" is great. "Female wins" just sound weird, and I think "Woman wins" sounds more natural. Female can be a noun so of course it's not grammatically incorrect, but when I try to imagine "Male wins longsword competition"- nope.
well said!
Can we focus on what is important here? She accomplished something truly amazing! Grammar police, chill out!
Woman would have been far far better than "female". In fact, using "female" as a noun when referring to a woman is unacceptable.
Referring to women as "females" is othering and dehumanizing.
And the troll wins again
I guess what women are more frustrated with is the title of the article makes it seem like it should be a surprise that a woman won. I think it would be great if we could get to the point of just using someone's name when they win instead of their gender. It shouldn't be a surprise that a women can do something better than a man just as it shouldn't be a surprise if a man does something better than a woman. Your gender doesn't limit you to how strong you are, how capable you are, or what you're allowed to be good at. It's all in training and setting your mind to it.
Can we PLEASE get back to the original subject?! Enough of the grammatical correctness!
Wait. This woman is good looking, intelligent and she can fight? I wonder when she will be making her appearance on Game of Thrones.
Why use "female" at all? Why not just use her name? "Samantha Swords wins…"
Then later add a subtle fact-supported statement that expands upon the sport being rather male dominated and how awesome Sam is for kicking ass. Or something like that.
Why mention her sex? Because it is the point that interests the vast majority of us. Somebody won it last year [or whenever it was last held.] Anyone know who? Or care? Nothing for the vast majority of us to wonder about.
But that a woman won what would be presumed to be a male dominated event? Why? How?
Have they warped the rule [perhaps in the name of safety] so much that the game is no longer a good test of true longsword skill? Is the lady a unique physical specimen? Was this evidence that the women of 1400 were in fact far more competent in battle than one would suppose?… All sorts of interesting questions that only come up because of the sex of the winner.
Male or female if you are competitive with an actual longsword you ain't no geek.
"Modern day arsehole: male loses argument at boring comment thread. Learned male, Dawid Lawyer…"
In the military women are referred to as females and men are referred to as males. And neither party finds it offensive from many anonymous polls. If "female" is a dehumanizing term than so is "male" I personally think it is up to the one being called whatever it is they are called too determine us it is dehumanizing. She may have a problem with it, she may not. There is also different cultural meanings for the word. And honestly does it really matter? The article isn't about you so why do you care? Just say congrats and move on. If you think its a wrong usage if words, contact the author of the article, because starting an argument online will not change anything except get you more heated when someone disagrees with you. AndI guarantee if it was a guy who won, and the author said "male" wins, you would have said nothing. Oh but you are being the voice for all women right? defending us and saying we should be treated exactly the same as men. Right? Well if you believe we should all be equal then let us speak for ourselves. As a woman, an independent mother I might add, I don't want you as my voice. And for the record, calling me a female doesn't bother Mr one bit
Stop looking for reasons to be offended. If no offence was intended, none is implied. This is a piece on someone achieving that achievement was being the first of (her) gender to win a particular martial sport. As a student of "European martial arts" ie sword fighting in 70# of armor! I respect anyone who suits up. I've had my butt kicked by women in armor. Lady Knights that I have had the privilege of fighting care not for your commentary on feminism or dehumanizing noun usage. They're just worried about getting suited up for the next match.
Most of the comments all go to male v female. Degrades into nothing. Breeds ridiculous for both male and female. Woman and man.
The winner is simply a legend, the male or female of doesn't matter.
Stumbled across this site. Reading these comments, I can see why society calls you "geeks." Allow me to clarify the meanings of the words:
FEMALE: Someone none of you have ever touched.
WOMAN: Someone none of you will ever touch.
Brienne of Tarth is real?
Post went up August 2013 (it's now July 2014) and all you MEN are arguing what to call a WOMAN, instead of just asking women what they want to be called… Patriarchal bullshit.
In all honesty, you males who argue about the terms, 'female' and 'woman' need to STFU. It's OUR terms, not yours. Female is appropriate. So is woman. Now, let's congratulate Samantha for her accomplishment.
The only thing with the article I have is the way they use of 'female' in the title, but it's also understandable since she's probably the only woman in the competition and she put the smack down on the men folk. 🙂
fe·male [fee-meyl] Show IPA
a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.
wom·an [woom-uhn] Show IPA
noun, plural wom·en [wim-in] Show IPA .
the female human being (distinguished from man ).
an adult female person.
Either is appropriate and rarely have I seen such a ridiculous argument. Everyone need not get their panties in wedge (male or female)
She not only won there, but won in the comment section by pissing off over-privileged boys who get butt-hurt over grammar and the fact that a girl won.
I think she's HOT !
Everyone stop blithering and watch this hot woman with the sword !
Cool! Now, any bets as to how long it will be before the competition updates their rules to disallow women?
FIXED – "Samantha Swords wins The World Invitational Longsword Competition."
How bout this: Hot Female wins…..
Listen. The issue with female is that you wouldn't say male were a man to have won the championship. The name of the person would probably be in the title. I'm ecstatic a woman won that, she's a real amazing person. We're focusing on her sex instead of her achievement though. She's still a person like any of us and it's separation where you're going out of your way to say look a girl did something when really it should be look this person won.
We're all entitled to feel offended at whatever we want (so stop telling people that they're overreacting, you cannot tell another how they feel.)
i think they highlighted female b/c of the armor design too guys. it was designed by special sculptors at WETA Workshop in New Zealand. female armor is difficult to come by in films or for real sword fighting.
check it out >>>
I'm not reading through all the comments because there's like 5388272, but I wanted to point out that female is actually politically correct, Because it's GENDER neutral. I don't think that's what the article is going for since the author later says "…a girl after my own….." BUT it's certainly not offensive to say female, and she is a female, but we don't really know if she's a "woman" without asking her about her gender identity. Having female sex organs makes you female, but it doesn't make you a woman.
Unless you're just really really on the straight and narrow about gender identity, in which case you would think I'm spouting nonsense. But it's 2014, no one is close minded anymore right?
Thank you for bringing us this news. She's awesome, and she's Female. We are a despised and trashed biology. Everyday in the news women are being raped beaten murdered, sexually trafficked. That's indication of our value, but not our worth. We are Female, the ones with Ova.
If "woman" and "man" are to be taken as descriptors of gender expression rather than sex, we need to expect that "female" and "male" will be used when referencing sex irrespective of gender.
Oh, get over yourselves, whichever side of the fem fence you are on.
I have been a European mediaeval and renaissance re-enactor for over 28 years as well as an oriental martial artist. In every club I have been in, it is IRRELEVANT what gender you are. The only thing important is skill, conditioning and heart. As, in this sport it doesn't matter where your genitalia are located, how tall you are, how short you are, as to how good you are. Now, please get over yourselves and applaud this lady's skill at arms and quit making HER achievement in a sport where ladies are in a numerical minority fit YOUR agenda, feelings of insecurity, superiority or whatever.
Bravo, ma'am, I salute you.
Brava, ma'am.
She is so awesome! I'm so impressed that a woman/female has won a sword fighting tournament!!
Actually, I would've been impressed and interested in anyone who could be the best in the world at sword fighting! But the fact that it's a woman this time, makes her my hero! 🙂
What a bunch of sad buggers you are.
Samantha Swords, non-gender specific Swordfighter wins tournament.
Good for her. (can I say 'her'?)
This kind of rubbish nit-pick commentary over unimportant grammatical structure is what gives Feminism, which at it's root is an important force for change, the eye-rolling naggard image it finds so difficult to shed, and which actual bigots try to fostert o support their cause…and I'm not talking about the original Troll who is just being a knob, I mean everyone else who waded in after.. me included now.
..AAAAAAANNNNNND back to swordfighting.
well in my view as a feminist, I find the eye rolling comment based on your opinion about folks (mainly women folks) involved in any discussion regarding gender equality, yes even the discussion regarding sexual biology and gender labels, as somehow giving Feminism a bad name, troubling. The discussion is not really about using female Vs woman or male Vs Man. The real issue is why the article needs gender identification at all to applaud a great achievement of a woman that is perceived by patriarchy to be more or less a "man's" event.
What? No video of her fighting? Whatwhat? I want to see her in action!!
It should just say she won. Its common for female sword fighters to get the better of the male ones. Research people. Its UNUSUAL in match ups for MEN to actually come out the victor when placed against a even-skilled female spar partner.
Congrats to Samantha Swords! Well done! (That's all the rest of you grammar nitpickers had to do, congratulate her. But you'd rather argue semantics. Sad.)
It is staggering how quickly and easily these days a series of comments
can derail itself and utterly lose context and focus. At any rate, Xena
I can't help but wonder, given public demos I've seen of medieval
swordplay (and pikes, halbreds etc.) if back in the day, actual
practitioners knew and used many more moves than have survived.
Ie: it strikes me that actual soldiers and knights would have had
techniques and training (what we might call katas or sets today)
which would put what we see in Hollywood reproductions to
shame. Not to mention much more deadly and complex moves.
Everyone's so consumed by the subject title (omg move on!) that no one seems to have commented on the fact that her last name is Swords! Swords! Srsly.
It bothers me that this whole article screams: "OMG A GIRL" and that the title, nor the article referenced her name, or who she is. The only way we know her name is from the external link.
All of it seems lazy, and like the author doesn't care about the person, or sword fighting.
Actually, there was a report on her about a year ago that told all about her. This isn't a new story.
True. LOL. It seems the author (male) was more interested in the fact that the winner was a girl! WOW, a girl can do that, a girl is just as skilled as a boy. WOW, women can win such an event on their own. WOW I thought only scantily clad girls were badasses in video games, comics or movies. (most dudes (when playing female characters) play characters with big boobs, not much armor etc…). WOW! Don't get me wrong, I think it is cool that he thought her achievement great enough in his eyes that he wanted to write an article, and I appreciated the links to those fascinating books. Maybe he could have been less a dude when describing how awesome he thought the girl was, from his patriarchal viewpoint and more into describing Samantha Swords.
Would "Male wins clothe washing competition" be offensive?
As satire, no. As serious reportage, yes – it's as offensive as 'Adult knows how to wash her/his hands,' b/c of the lack of skill required.
Thank God she didn't use a Broadsword!
Plenty of mansplaining on here. Not enough reflection or consideration.
There are more women at that competition than just Samantha. Check the left sidebar of the results on this link. http://www.jousting.co.nz/Content_4.aspx
Ponders the Olympic designations
Women's 100 meter
Men's freestyle
Women's downhill
Et Al………………………….
What seems to be lacking in all of this thread is addressing the content of the article. I'm a WMA and i applaud this person (if indeed I may use the word "person" in this context") Amazing ability and skill.
There is no such thing as a human female. There are only female humans. "Female" is an adjective, not a noun.
People are confused because in certain semantic contexts, eg, "the female of the species", "the female of the group", the whole phrase acts as a noun. Note this semantic context only ever applies to animals – not humans. That's why referring to a woman as a "female" (as in the headline of this article) is dehumanising, literally. As is referring to a man as a "male".
Trust me, I'm a linguist.
Handy reference:
Nouns (things): man, woman, aborigine
Adjectives (describing words): male, female, aboriginal
I'm guessing the writer of the headline is just ignorant of grammar (and alliteration) and not meaning to be sexist.
Referring to her as a "girl", on the other hand…. and some of these responses, good grief.
I wish I could edit my post in order to fix my inappropriate use of the word "literally" 😛 I meant figuratively. It's late.
I believed others jumped to a quick conclusion without asking why Rabo felt it was dehumanizing. After Char Grainger's explanation I understand why .This is a prime example of miscommunication.
Good grief. The fact that someone in here is whining about the use of the word female vs woman makes me want to vomit.
Question…have you ever held a sword let alone fight with one? Have you ever had an opponent who out weighed you by 300 pounds? Have you ever been in a battle where you, alone, ran up to take on 4 guys? Have you had bruises that span from your shoulder all the way to your knee and are proud of them because you can say…yeah. I totally took that shot…? If you can't, give the damn pc a rest. If it doesn't bother a girl who actually does this stuff… don't let it bother you. I don't need someone with a politically correct dictionary to defend me. My femininity is still intact. I can rescue myself out of the tower, thank you. However… if a wonderful fyrdman wants to come along and rescue me… I sure won't say no to the chivalry.
FFS, everyone is distracted by the goddamn point of the article. She won the longsword competition! How cool is that?
Why not just use her name instead of girl/woman/female. The focus should be her skills and victory, not her gender and sex appeal.
This is a great demonstration of "I CAN" Great to see media attention to her skills. To bad all the negative posts totally destroyed the smile on my face.
I have been shaking my head at many of the previous comments. All I can say is Samantha is AWESOME! I have a sword collection myself as a medieval enthusiast and bagpiper (As well as a college instructor). These tools are not easy to wield. Great work!
Her name is Samantha Swords. Shouldn't the headline be "Modern Day Knight: Samantha Swords Wins Longsword Competition At World Invitational Tournament" ? That's how the headline would read if 'John Swords' won. Geerkocracy get your act together.
The real-life Brienne of Tarth……Congrats to her 🙂
What a babe! I love strong women. And swords! Are you married?
Age is just a number, Samantha! 😀
Its a Joke?, How many masters of martial arts are in the world?, in 5 seconds dead this girl in a real combat!, what the fuck whit stupid news like this!
Are you guys serious? This woman is an amazing talent who has mastered an exceedingly deadly skill, and you're bickering over grammar. Get over yourselves! It isn't about you or your feelings, it's about celebrating this woman's achievement. Honestly, no one cares about your opinions as you weren't the ones paid to write this article. The one who did used whatever words he thought appropriate and that's the end of it. Instead of spending this entire post debating what is and is not proper grammar why not pay homage to this warrior who worked so hard for her achievement? Good on you, Miss Swords! You are a rare human indeed.
"are you guys" serious. LOL that's right lump us all under the "male" term. For sure the article should have been focused on her achievement. It was more or less. The headline however, pure click bait tool dependent on how we perceive gender constructs in our patriarchal society.
All y'all so damn petty, woman/female/girl, who cares!? Yes, the winner of the competition was a girl/female/woman, but can we just focus, just for a second, on the sole fact that people still practice this fighting style, and not simply for cosplay/l.a.r.p. Applications. I mean, that, in & of itself, is pretty damn amazing. I mean, c'mon guys. Not every single article or video or anything of that sort is created to cause a bigot-feminist-meninist (no, i did not just make up meninist, it is a page on facebook, look it up.) blood feud. Feminists', y'all claim equality and all that, yet y'all more focused on the fact that the author may or may not have used the wrong word to identify the subject of the article/video instead of the point of the article/video, which is, in case you forgot, that SHE WON A FUCKING LONG SWORD COMPETITION!!!! That's pretty damn bad ass in my book, guy or girl. And that, ladies, gentlemen, and idiots, is just the view of someone is apparently one of the very few neutral/non-argumentative people that has observed this previously (before everybody fucked it up by not keeping their trap shut) awesome article. Thank you.
clearly you do not understand the definition of Feminism. It means gender equality. It doesn't mean holding up women to the male ideal of what it means to be strong, male, a warrior, equal etc… I think it is awesome that she won the competition based on her skill. I would have the same opinion if the winner was a man. Honestly though, we wouldn't be reading this article if the winner was a man – the headline is pure click bait based on our response to persevered gender constructs in our society, I might add, a patriarchal society. I disagree, Samantha Swords is awesome, and so is her amazing skill, the article not so much.
I'm absolutely stunned. Not just by this girl who has worked to acquire absolutely amazing skills and abilities, but also by the hoards PC zombies who totally ignore the content of the article. Talk about throwing out the baby (girl) with the bathwater! Great article, and terrific example of hard work, concentration and dedication leading to superior abilities. Imagine the human potential lost by nearly an entire generation that concentrates on perceived disadvantages to the point of achieving bland nothingness.
As another female athlete, YES the way this article is written is sexist and dehumanizing. The author could have used her NAME multiple times as is normally done when articles are written about male athletes, and still gotten the point across since she has a traditionally female name, "Samantha." But no, instead the author uses "girl," "female," and "woman," as if she is no more than the sum of her reproductive parts, and only uses her given name ONCE, again reinforcing the objectification and dehumanization of a woman who achieves something.
Agreed! It seems the author was more intrigued that the athlete was a woman in a sport he views as being male dominated. AND by a male writing about her and her achievements, it is even more credible and awesome, cause the dude says so.
Please change teh title to "Modern Day Knight: Samantha Swords Wins Longsword Competition At World Invitational Tournament"
Some woman won… who? I know the article says but that's crap to boil her down to her sex.
As a woman, I frankly became annoyed by the overwhelming comments blasting the nomenclature used to describe this wicked cool, bada** woman. What I wanted to know, and couldn't find anywhere in the main report or comments, is whether her sword (being specially designed by her to match her fighting style) was different in weight from her competitors. Is there a standard weight these swords must meet? If so, even more amazing considering her size and slightly different body style (so to speak). Wow. Great job, Samantha!
Wow. Such a sad pathetic pc world we live in…. Be happy for young Samantha & stop being egotistical douchebags.
Why are people getting so but hurt about the use of the word female? In the government professional world we refer to men and women as males and females all of the time and no one bats an eye. Just because you are not used to hearing it, does not make it a negative thing. Secondly, the fact that the author does not use her name often in the article is probably far less of that individual's bias on the matter and much more about driving the point that a woman has won a well deserved championship and made history. Stop overlooking and reading into contexts that aren't there. If a woman author has said "a man after my own 'geek heart" no one would have said shit about sexism.
that's because there is no such thing as reverse sexism. The point of the "butt hurt" is the very fact that the (male) author chose to use descriptive terms, female, girl etc… rather than her name – that is pure sexism and misogynistic (even if he didn't intend to be so). People you refer to are in the majority female. Why is it so important to this male author and some of the male commenters that the winner was female? The reason the terms male, man, boy are not deemed demeaning is because those terms, as viewed in our patriarchal society, are positive, leading, strong, "natural" Female/woman are viewed as negative, weak, soft, "super-natural" (wo-MAN) (fe-MALE), Yes, it matters to us women, our human language, gender roles, gender identity, history (HIS-tory) were designed by men who excluded women's input or importance. (this is a historical fact) That is why many men do not understand when women get all "butt hurt" when we are refereed to as a descriptive biological or gender term rather than our names. We are property no longer, we are no longer ruled by our husbands, fathers, or brothers, we have identity that is inherently our own and not given to us by men. Feminism definition is about this very thing – gender equality. You men have that, we do not, yet. Peace.
Could we get some video of her fighting?! Duh….
Hint guys- if she'd have been male this wouldn't have been worth writing about- hence the repeated use of the word female to bump the post in search engines and ranking algorithms. Do you honestly have no idea how the internet works? take your virtue signalling and head back to the early 80's if you don't like it. Jeez.
Semantics and politics aside, she proved herself an awesome competitor and a great person to learn medieval longsword from. Acknowledge that and move on!
Pretty sure if the article were optimized for search results, there would be major body parts involved. Virtue signalling sounds either steampunk or mid 80s in concept.
Wow what a sequence of events.A woman wins a sword fighting contest.A man writes an article about her achievement.More people go crazy and get hung up about the way the article is written than actually saying well done woman ,lady,female,girl,Samantha for being a good strong rolemodel for women and girls everywhere and thanks mister geek male, man,sir,boy,etc etc for bringing it to our attention. The point is everyone and anyone can and probably will be offended by something but it won't kill you unless you are mortally allergic to being offended.deal with it and just admire the woman for her achievements in life.
Okay, the article was poorly written — not everyone is a Hemingway — but you lot are so busy stupidly bickering that you don't give a toss about her ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Get a life! Get over yourselves!
To the "As a woman" commentator: Well, there you go, bringing gender into it. A lot of others on this page can now begin hating on YOU as well. 😉
Oh, and "as a woman," if you want to know more about her weaponry, etc, that you "couldn't find anywhere in the main report or comments" — really? Ever hear of Google? She's actually quite well-known in her niche hobby. She's even, gasp, on Facebook!
And finally… did no one grok her surname? One might wonder whether that had anything to do with her choice of hobby.
Wow! There are longsword competitions! I am fascinated by he concept of bringing back the warrior arts of the middle ages in a safe, competitive atmosphere. I am very glad that the competition allows both men and women to fight against each other, and it is noteworthy that a female fighter proved herself as good and even better than all the other competitors!
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Why does her armor have breasts? The crease between them is a sure way to channel a hit right where you don't want it channeled. Somewhere, which, if it does penetrate, will penetrate somewhere seriously injurious, instead of deflecting the blow away.
"Martial Arts" means "Arts of War". That covers everything from hand to hand to riflery and archery. In her style speed beats brute strength. Look at that light FAST champion wore down the "Mountain" in G of T.
So, she wins the competition. Rather than discuss the achievement in the comments section, it is hijacked by feminists to discuss how dehumanised they feel. Bravo!
Nothing celebrates this woman's accomplishment more than making us read how hurt your feelings are by the word girl. I am sure Samantha (remember her?) Is very proud to have worked so hard and overcome many difficult challenges in order to provide you the platform to discuss your feelings.
It so reminds me of the Heather Dale Song – One of Us.
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