What do you think of this Newt quote?

Question

"If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological
problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they
get infections and they don't have upper body strength. I
mean, some do, but they're relatively rare. On the other hand,
men are basically little piglets, you drop them in the ditch,
they roll around in it, doesn't matter, you know. These things
are very real. On the other hand, if combat means being on an
Aegis-class cruiser managing the computer controls for twelve
ships and their rockets, a female may be again dramatically
better than a male who gets very, very frustrated sitting in
a chair all the time because males are biologically driven to
go out and hunt giraffes."
Newt Gingrich

TAT:

1. menstrual blood is not infected. it will not hurt you.

2. curing a yeast infection is not that difficult. many yeasts infections are caused by scented soaps, and perfumes. you wouldn't have those things in a fox hole.

3. did he even mean a yeast infection? or was he talking about their period? either way, it's a dumb argument. and men are "little piggies"? PLEASE!

Answer 1

It may shock him to know that roughtly one-quarter of all women never get yeast infections. I'm in my late 40s and I have never had one in my life. It's like athlete's foot. Some people get it and some don't. I've never had that either but my husband has had repeated cases of it. So what "infections" is he talking about? Men can get "crotch rot" (my husband's term) but apparently Newt doesn't seem too concerned about that. Also, is he aware that in many poorer countries, child soldiers are often used? These children don't really have upper body strength and are probably weaker, too, than the average American woman due to poor nutrition.

Answer 2

I like Al Franken's scoffing reply to this quote the best:

"I'd just like to imagine ol' Newt having to explain to his teenage daughter that she's just gotten her first 'infection'."

Gingrich is a tool. All you feminism-haters, take heed: there is absolutely nothing unemotional about his argument. He speaks in rhetoric and pompously asserts his worldview just as much as you accuse us of doing. Jesus, "basically little piglets"? "Hunting giraffes"? What the hell is this guy on about?

EDIT: Hey, to the guy who answered below me. You are aware that when soldiers hang out in a ditch for 30 days straight (assuming that that's a commonplace military practice, which it IS-N'T) they have provisions on hand to take care of their basic needs, aren't you? They already have food, water, a few medical supplies, and some ammo. How hard would it be to include a little package of maxi pads for the woman's "infected" times of the month? Those things are pretty slim these days, you know. They don't require that much space.

Your whole argument seems to be "sitting in a ditch is uncomfortable, and women shouldn't have to be uncomfortable". As if it's like knocking back beers for the guy, or something. Of course sitting in a ditch sucks! I promise you the men in those conditions are ALSO uncomfortable, and they definitely got their own share of rashes and sores from hanging out in a place like that.

Answer 3

Personally speaking, I disagree. I'm a tough bird with upper body strength that has lived through two brown recluse bites. (too ignorant to have realized they could've killed me!) I could be a regular piglet if needith be, but send me to combat? I don't think so. War is evil. On the other hand, my hubby COULD do the other. He likes, no, LOVES to sit!..and speaking of giraffes: have your pets spayed and neutered.

Answer 4

... hunt giraffes?

And really, why are people freaking out about a yeast infection, like it's the most debilitating thing that can happen to a person in wartime? Good grief. You grab a monistat egg and move on.

Answer 5

I hate generalizations of any kind.

I never cared much for Newt and less so now.

I personally don't want to roll around in mud.

As far as combat goes, have a phsyical test as part of the entrance requirements, and anyone who passes, of any gender, gets in. Pretty simple in my book.

Answer 6

You mean the guy screwing other congressmen's wives while he was in Congress?

And how does he explain the couch potato vs the "gets very frustrated sitting in the chair all the time". I guess hunting giraffes is what they are doing with the remote!

Answer 7

I disagree, because I never wanted to hunt giraffes.

Please donate to Toys for Tots.
Semper Fi.

Answer 8

I was expecting a quote about newts?! What kind of an idiotic name it that anyway?

Answer 9

Haha, "infection." What is that even supposed to mean?

Answer 10

It's military theory for kindergarteners!