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Where is it written that one must be male to deal with bullies? I'll have
you know I can deal with a bully just as well as _anyone_ else! (Size, sex,
age have nothing to do with it. I don't take crap.) I realize that I tend to
be sensitive about such things, so I might be overreacting, but still.. A
man can deal with a bully better than a woman? Because of testosterone?? I'm
sorry, but that is an old, tired argument that's just plain wrong.
Willow
~> -----Original Message-----
~> From: Elna Tymes [mailto:Etymes -at- LTS -dot- com]
~>
~> Annamarie Pluhar wrote:
~>
~> > people scared of her and pleading with her. I don't know what she
~> > might have been like if faced with a male person with significant
~> > authority who refused to be bullied by her. Elna's also
~> > sounds like a bully. There are times when it is good to have
~> > solid, male competitive testosterone to stare down bullies.
~>
~> Been there, done that.<g> My business partner is 6'3" and
~> looks like a linebacker.
~> He did his thesis on aspects of negotiating foreign policy,
~> and has applied some of
~> those tactics in business situations. He and I have used
~> 'good cop/bad cop' to our
~> advantage many times, and have used a number of other proven
~> negotiating tactics.
~> Didn't work this time.
~>
~>
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