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Originally posted by bilmore
I think I know what you're saying, but I'm worried that someone will now read it as saying that the 4'9" woman can do the guard/prisoner-control job as well as the 6' guy, as long as we perceive her to be as able. 'Taint so. (Likewise for the 4'9" guy, of course.)
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I would have thought that reading the rest of my post should have cleared up that concern.
As I noted, women and (non-huge) men would not be able to do the strip-club bouncer job as well as the huge men by definition -- because of the needs of the job -- which include the need to be sufficiently impressive to scare off challenges.
I would say that, IF the prisoners _thought_ a tiny woman was as intimidating as a large male guard, AND that particular woman was freakishly strong and/or otherwise able to actually perform just as well as a large male guard -- THEN she _could_ do the job as well.
Your post seemed directed to the absence of the first criteria -- whcih I agreed was important and legitimate.
S_A_M
