Duelling women?
Okay, I have listened to the arguments in favor of duelling, and I can see the retionale there. After all, gunfights were a common occurence in the Old West and an undeniable part of Western history. All of that is freely conceded. The problem that I have is with those highwaymen who prey upon women players. I mean, come on! If you want to romanticize and glamorize your behaviour by cloaking it in the mystique of Jesse James et al, fine. But be man enough to go up against another man and dont be victimizing women. After all, is there not supposed to be "honor among thieves?" I have no problem with somebody whupping me in a fair fight. My record in duelling will show that I have taken my fair share of lumps, and I have given as good as I have got.
However chauvinistic this sounds, if the duelling system is fair as it exists between men, fine. But there is just something fundementally wrong with preying on a woman. Im on my way now to a town to help rid it of the vermin that are into beating on women townsfolk, and I look forward to the opportunity to teach them some manners. That being said, it will be argued that women can get the same weapons and skill levels that their male counterparts can, and although that may be true, in the actual Old West I am confident there would be more that fit the model of Laura Ingalls Wilder than there would be that fit the model of Annie Oakley or calamity jane.
In summary, let the women be. Have the courage to come after a man. Otherwise acknowledge that youre the lowdown polecat that you are.
