tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post1833560249607906285..comments2024-03-20T02:17:35.429-05:00Comments on Giftie Etcetera: Brace For ImpactGiftie Etceterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353862141419399333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-53095462789923693142009-01-16T16:18:00.000-06:002009-01-16T16:18:00.000-06:00"Women and children first" developed in an era wh..."Women and children first" developed in an era when women were infantilized, legally and socially. So in that sense, it is clearly a relic of an attitude we have largely outgrown as a society.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not going to go into a feminist rant about how it should be tossed on the ash heap of history, because we really do need a generally-agreed on way of deciding who goes first. So, basically, Beth is right.<BR/><BR/>RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-77379352430170858782009-01-16T09:07:00.000-06:002009-01-16T09:07:00.000-06:00All valid points. IMO, In emergency situations re...All valid points. <BR/><BR/>IMO, In emergency situations remaining calm and everyone working together toward the same goal is probably the most important point. Like when that guy got electrecuted and phillip called 911 even though the fire dept is literally 10 feet away. the fire men got there just as fast and the ambulance was on its way because he went with standard emergency training rather than critically analyzing the situation. <BR/>if "women and children first" is the accepted norm, it is faster to go with that than asking each person what their strengths and training is. I think there is definitely some room for improvement like children and caretaker adults, civilians, then military or civil officers... but it would need to become the standard for emergency situations to be effective.Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805471504942577395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-86608586038983004082009-01-15T23:42:00.000-06:002009-01-15T23:42:00.000-06:00Getting to save yourself first... It is our payme...Getting to save yourself first... It is our payment for bearing their children. It's one of the few perks we get.. enjoy it. LOLOLOLJanelle smellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209877571373863962noreply@blogger.com