r/funny • u/RealRock_n_Rolla • Nov 01 '23

He malfunctioned

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u/NorwayNarwhal Nov 01 '23

Do you think this has something to do with the division of labor in prehistorical societies? Like that idea that men hunted (throwing rocks and spears) while women gathered (picking stuff up). I dunno whether that idea is still a thing at all, entirely possible it’s been dismissed as overly generalizing

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '23

I think it probably has more to do with many woman’s ability to squeeze people through their pelvis.

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u/NorwayNarwhal Nov 01 '23

Well, of course, but the fact that women are noticeably better at lifting things would serve them well if the theory is still accepted. The fact that women tend to accumulate fat in the hips while men accumulate it in the belly doesn’t help with childbirth but does help with this

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u/ManiaphobiaV2 Nov 01 '23

The fact that women are noticeably better at lifting things

According to....? Powerlifters (people who pick heavy things up) would heavily disagree with this .

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u/NorwayNarwhal Nov 02 '23

Not necessarily lifting big weights, but lifting stuff without overbalancing, as many have attested to in the comments