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Biden Feminizes Our Military; China Aims to “Cultivate Masculinity”

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Joe Biden is talking about “maternity flight suits” and changing “the culture and habits that cause women to leave the military.” Meanwhile, our chief geopolitical adversary, China, is choosing a very different route: It’s embracing a program designed to enhance the masculinity of its adolescent boys.

President Biden made comments on International Women’s Day (March 8) emphasizing the goal of making the military more accommodating for females. “We’re making good progress designing body armor that fits women properly, tailoring combat uniforms for women, creating maternity flight suits, updating requirements for their hairstyles,” said Biden. “And some of it’s going to take an intensity of purpose and mission to really change the culture and habits that cause women to leave the military.” 

Unsaid: One of those “habits” causing women’s departure is called hanky-panky, with thousands of female sailors on Navy vessels becoming pregnant every year. In fact, women are up to 50 percent more likely than men to leave their positions aboard ships and return to land duty — at great expense to the military. There are even stories of women purposely getting pregnant to avoid deployment.

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