On the Reality of Combat

[bobclark86]

99. 150 years ago this summer,

The U.S. Army finally decided to put black people in uniform, but nobody was comfortable showering or pooping in front of them, so we stuck them off by themselves and gave them mundane or dangerous details. Through WWII, nobody thought black men were smart enough to fly an airplane, but the Tuskegee Airmen proved otherwise.

Likewise, until recently, there was the terrifying idea you might end up sitting on a gay man's lap in combat, even though in practice there were other things to think about... like getting shot at.

I think this decision is on par with Truman's integration of combat units after the war, and the repeal of DADT. I'm not opposed to opening the Selective Service Act registration to women, either. If a woman can grab a pack and stop a bullet like a man, why the fuck not? Because it offends your outdated sense of misogyny and sexism?