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iris27

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13. I took my first cruise over New Year's and they mentioned "women and children first" as part of the

Reply to Violet_Crumble (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 03:53 PM

Jan 2012

mandatory safety drill before we set sail. This was a Carnival ship.

It certainly surprised me! My husband and I both did a visible double-take and looked at each other like, "Did we REALLY just hear that, in 2011?"

I can't imagine most women today being willing to leave a male partner behind in this sort of a crisis.

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Costa Concordia: are women still prioritised over men in evacuation procedures? [View all] Violet_Crumble Jan 2012 OP

I agree with one of the commenters there that it's a Hollywood notion more than anything else. redqueen Jan 2012 #1

help whomever and would expect children to be watched over. and women be a part of that seabeyond Jan 2012 #2

Some women are afraid to seem desperate. redqueen Jan 2012 #3

then maybe it ought to be talked about and let go. there is the same "desperate" that comes off for seabeyond Jan 2012 #4

I'm not aware that men who ask women out seem desperate... redqueen Jan 2012 #7

you know the mens forum, talking about their liberation? i think this one fits in seabeyond Jan 2012 #8

I agree. redqueen Jan 2012 #9

i have no qualms. lol. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #10

interesting tidbits in the article iverglas Jan 2012 #5

really determined your chances of survival on the Titanic was class; seabeyond Jan 2012 #6

Families with young children first treestar Jan 2012 #11

an interesting read iverglas Jan 2012 #12

I took my first cruise over New Year's and they mentioned "women and children first" as part of the iris27 Jan 2012 #13

If there was an obnoxious Sera_Bellum Jan 2012 #14