What Are Your Views On Women Firefighters?

How do you see them in the line of fire? What are your opinions and veiws?

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on May 21, 2010 at 12:35pm

It's kind of interesting, there have been comments (elsewhere, in other discussions) from females about some of the "reluctance" they've encountered being a female firefighter. Yet not ONE word of disagreement on this topic. Are the women imagining a male reluctance or are those misogynists simply too cowardly to speak their honest opinion? Anyone?

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Permalink Reply by FETC on May 21, 2010 at 12:43pm

WP -

One PT test for all. As long as they all pass the test who cares. Now I would imagine that the women taxpayers in town appreciate a young, strapping 90210 male firefighter to come save them as compared to some whacker with a beer gut???

So she passes the all gender test... great, if she is attractive even better.

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on May 21, 2010 at 12:51pm

FETC,

You bring up an interesting point. All things being equal (same CPAT regardless of gender), should candidates then be assessed on their"attractiveness", rated on a gradient and assigned a ranking to be factored into their overall score?
(I think I know WP's answer on this one.)

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Permalink Reply by WestPhilly on May 21, 2010 at 12:53pm

FETC,

Got it.

John,

We can't all be Marines.

Jack,

I am NOT "too cowardly" to give my honest opinion!

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on May 21, 2010 at 12:58pm

WP,
So you're an admitted misogynist? Naw....you're a grade A chauvinist, but not a misogynist. Unless you've been repressing.

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Permalink Reply by WestPhilly on May 21, 2010 at 1:16pm

When I saw misogynist, naturally I just assumed.......

"grade A chauvinist"? That's one of the nicest things anyone's ever said to me. You're swell!

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Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on May 21, 2010 at 1:35pm

Jack and WP;
So; this is a SERIOUS discussion about the physical demands and testing to that for ANYONE who chooses firefighting as an occupation?
And it had NOTHING to do with a battle of the sexes for the umpteenth time?
But now, we are talking about vanity issues both male and female and factoring that into a score?
You guys crack me up.
You had me going there for a while.
Mysogynist vs. Chauvinist?
Combine the two; then split the difference.

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Permalink Reply by WestPhilly on May 21, 2010 at 1:44pm

Art,

You lost me. "vanity issues"?, "factoring that into a score"? What am I missing over here?

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on May 21, 2010 at 1:46pm

WP,
from previous page, in response to FETC's comments about "if she's hot"

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FETC,

You bring up an interesting point. All things being equal (same CPAT regardless of gender), should candidates then be assessed on their"attractiveness", rated on a gradient and assigned a ranking to be factored into their overall score?
(I think I know WP's answer on this one.)

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Permalink Reply by FETC on May 21, 2010 at 1:49pm

Jack/DT

Well it works for Hooters, right? Seriously that would probably get us in court. But I for one would enjoy parading around with a qualified pin-up firegirl instead of my current "brandon" 90210 side burn pretty boy... But thats just my opinion.

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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on May 21, 2010 at 2:02pm

FETC,

Have you considered that a "...qualified pin-up firegirl..." might instead prefer to parade around with "brandon" the "...pretty boy..."? And who knows who pretty boy brandon would want to parade around with.

BTW you really didn't answer my hypothetical attractiveness question.