nourishing obscurity

Here are some men

You wouldn’t know it to look at me now but I have been gym training for some years and after the dental horror, it’s back to the gym tomorrow.

The first difference between Russia and here is that there is an incremental range of weights over there but over here, there is government regulation.  Therefore, you may use dumbbells up to 9kg and one bar of 30kg but nothing above or below that.  If you attempt to go from 2 x 9 = 18kg straight to 30kg, you will do your spine in and risk other injury as well.  The law, under Elfansafetee, says you have no choice but to injure yourself, to protect you from injury, of course. They cut out the intermediate weights to “protect” you, thereby inducing spinal injury. A trainer is not permitted to stop you doing this as that would be “giving advice”.

Trainers here are only allowed to give you certain advice by law.  In Russia, any trainer assesses your level of fitness, overall strength and your heart rate, especially if older and advises you accordingly.  If you don’t have a personal trainer over there, then the regular trainer still keeps an eye on you because the reputation of the gym depends on customer satisfaction.

Here, the government tries to interfere with that.  Harriet Harman, that professional weight trainer, has decided [H/T Angus]:

“A general stereotype about men and women is that in terms of physique, most men are stronger than most women. Nevertheless it is likely to be unlawful sex discrimination for a gym to test every woman’s strength but not every man’s before allowing them access to weightlifting facilities.”

The code makes clear that it will not be seen as an excuse if the motive of the gym staff is to help a woman or save her from injury.

“It does not matter what the service provider’s intentions are or whether the service provider’s less favourable treatment of the person is conscious or unconscious.”

What is the stage just short of apoplectic?  As a result of PC, misandrist morons in power like Harman and her feminazi ilk, once more women are sold short, only this time, women are placed in direct danger by the effing government, on the grounds of ideology.

“A general stereotype”? What effing drugs are these birdbrains on? How TF is that woman in charge of anything to do with human beings in this former-nation of ours? And so as not to be accused of sexual discrimination or racism – Hain is just as moronic, the utter prat. I simply have no more words on this. F— me, excuse my French!

Don’t get the idea that I’m angry or anything though.

Here are some women

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