The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong - eviltoast
  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    An under-15 boy’s soccer team destroyed the US World Women’s Soccer Team. That’s just a random group of boys who aren’t anywhere near their peak, vs literally the best female soccer players in the country. The physical strength, speed, and endurance differences between biological males and females is undeniable. Anyone who says differently is being intellectually and probably emotionally dishonest with themselves. Also, this purported evidence that women were the hunters is a very small sample size out of all of our anthropological evidence. Sure, some women hunted, and some women fought. Some cultures probably demanded that more than others. That doesn’t mean that thousands of years worth of history and assumptions are wrong.

    • jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Of course, this match against the academy team was very informal and should not be a major cause for alarm. The U.S. surely wasn’t going all out, with the main goal being to get some minutes on the pitch, build chemistry when it comes to moving the ball around, improve defensive shape and get ready for Russia.

      Your anecdotal evidence is countered in the very article you posted

    • yeather@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      Men and women have about the same peaks but the floor is much higher for men.