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03-17-2009, 09:13 PM | #31 |
Iron Grenadier
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Well, in my own GI Joe world they do!
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03-17-2009, 09:28 PM | #32 |
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My point is that I don't think Cobra would be progressive enough for female combat troopers. Cobra is about sameness (The Crimson Guard has pastic surgery so they all look alike). Remember, Cobra is the bad guy. They stand for bad ideas, be it greed, power, or, as I think they would, sexism. I am really talking about the old school comic version from the 1980s when there was a major backlash against women in the professional world. I think that would be part of Cobra's appeal to recruits, a chance to be a man and fight. The Joes, on the other hand, really were progressive having women in combat.
As far as anyone making their own or even Hasbro releaseing female troopers, like I said, its fine with me. I am just saying I don't see Cobra doing that. What I see with Cobra is a boys club that blames any failures on others and women are the easist target for that blame. BTW, I thought of that question after watching the news where they were talking about women in the military. |
03-17-2009, 11:42 PM | #33 |
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Not all the CG's undergo surgery. I'm pretty sure women are recruited into the Guardsmen if for no other reason [and I'm sure its not the only one] to help fulfill the "family" image of undercover operatives.
Besides women make great revenge killers, look at all those cold blooded killers they've got on the estrogen channels. I say, pump them full of roids, hand them a rifle and point them at whatever you want to have dead. |
03-17-2009, 11:51 PM | #34 |
Side Kick
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Wow this is a crazy thread. My thoughts on it. Is yes.....Yes....
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03-17-2009, 11:59 PM | #35 |
Rhymin & Stealin
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Hell yes they should.
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03-18-2009, 12:02 AM | #36 |
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The colonel who commands my brigade combat team uses two females on his personal security detachment. They are both combat medics and were required to have both high weapons qualification and Phys fitness test scores to be a part of it. The other 28 Soldiers on that team are among the best infantry troops on Fort Bliss. My unit just went through the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif and those two females definitely held their own.
So yeah, I think Cobra Commander would have female troops, but he's got people smart enough to know which roles they'd best be suited for. |
03-18-2009, 12:08 AM | #37 |
Cobra Peeping Tom
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I think it would be awesome to get a female cobra soldier. But heck I settle for an army of the cobra cuties from the zartan entertainment room! lol
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03-18-2009, 12:14 AM | #38 |
Janitor at Extensive Ent
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I don't know about women but, I think Cobra has the "don't ask, don't tell" policy when it comes to gays. How else could Dr. Mindbender have gotten in. You know that dude has totally rode on a float in one of those pride parades.
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03-18-2009, 12:18 AM | #39 |
Side Kick
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lol that is not nice! there are alot of mindbinder fans out there!!!!
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03-18-2009, 12:51 AM | #40 |
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Quote:
Dr. Mindbender, Tomax and Xamot and Zarana are all gay in my Joe-Verse. Serpentor is bi, at least when his Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar personalities are in the driver's seat. Not to say that COBRA is free from prejudice. Destro hates gay people and finds them repulsive and unnatural. He is the one who makes homophobic comments during COBRA meetings whenever Mindbender or the twins have anything to say. This causes friction between him and the Baroness because she is Dr. Mindbender's hag. Zartan is straight but flirts with Destro to infuriate him. Their worst fight was after Zartan fondled Destro's buttock and it took a squadron of BATs to subdue and haul Destro away. But on the subject of women in the COBRA military, advancement and placement in COBRA is based on ability. Women are regarded as equal citizens but they have to prove themselves, are not given ranks just because of their gender. As such, there are not as many women in the infantry as there are in Tele-Viper, Air Viper, AVAC, Strato-Viper, or Crimson Guard positions. More than half of the Crimson Guard Sleepers (the deep cover agents) are female, as who is better at deception and sabotage than a woman? The Baroness is technically second-in-command of COBRA (Destro is not an "official" member) and if the Commander were to be killed, she would inherit the throne. Serpentor is the commander of the Viper forces, the elite COBRA troopers. All people in COBRA-controlled societies are given mandatory basic military training, males and females, so everyone in COBRA is at least a Dark Blue. You find more women in support positions at bases and on ships rather than on the front lines, but that is due to the general physical differences between men and women. Any woman who can pass the rigid physical standards for infantry work is permitted to serve in that position. It is uncommon but there are female Vipers and soldiers and they have a lot of respect in the COBRA army. There are some women in COBRA who have a Dark Blue status and training but their purpose is to "keep the home fires burning." They raise the children and oversee the domestic affairs of COBRA-controlled societies. Women are not forced into that, though. A lot of the COBRA medical branch, the Leeches, are female as well. COBRA Commander also has The Nest. This is a COBRA sanctuary where beautiful young female volunteers can go to become brides of the Commander. COBRA Commander has hundreds of children. They are brought up by matrons in The Nest and COBRA Commander visits them from time to time, assuring them of future greatness in the ranks of COBRA if they prove themselves. It's good to be the Commander... Last edited by Barefoot Jedi; 03-18-2009 at 12:59 AM.. |
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