I'm sure there were numerous women hunters throughout prehistory, after all everyone's got to eat regardless of if they're a man or a woman. But the idea of men being the hunters while the women were in charge of the home/village/children, probably arises from what would happen in a more standard situation where there's fairly equal numbers of both sexes.
I mean, spend 1hr at a renaissance fair at the axe throwing booth. men just seem to hit the target naturally, blade-first, after a few throws. Women? LMAO. It's so God damn funny to watch.
When push comes to shove and the choice is starving or trying, I'm sure plenty tried. And a scant few probably succeeded by sheer luck.
Because that's almost certainly what happened. A catastrophic situation arose, and a random woman hunter managed to successfully take down something through sheer dumb luck and she became known for it for her short lifetime.
Or some bitch got buried with a spear and they are just making wild assumptions again.
To be fair, most modern men couldn't throw a spear either. I'm meaning in a situation where there's a woman by herself or two women by themselves, of course they would hunt to survive. They wouldn't really have much of a choice.
Humans were persistence hunters. Every failed attempt meant having to chase the prey for another couple of miles at least. Men are faster, more accurate (hand-eye coordination) and significantly stronger. Even if a woman managed to kill an animal, she wouldn't be able to carry it 15-20 miles back to the settlement.
I agree actually. I'm talking more about situations where a woman was on her own or dealing with specific situations where men may not be able to hunt. Men were most definitely the hunters 99% of the time though.
I'm sure there were numerous women hunters throughout prehistory, after all everyone's got to eat regardless of if they're a man or a woman. But the idea of men being the hunters while the women were in charge of the home/village/children, probably arises from what would happen in a more standard situation where there's fairly equal numbers of both sexes.
have you ever seen a woman try to throw a spear? LMAO. No. They were never hunters. ever.
I mean, spend 1hr at a renaissance fair at the axe throwing booth. men just seem to hit the target naturally, blade-first, after a few throws. Women? LMAO. It's so God damn funny to watch.
There's a reason why women can't play baseball, but play a bastardized version called "softball."
Female softball players are peak fit fat. Change my mind.jpg
When push comes to shove and the choice is starving or trying, I'm sure plenty tried. And a scant few probably succeeded by sheer luck.
Because that's almost certainly what happened. A catastrophic situation arose, and a random woman hunter managed to successfully take down something through sheer dumb luck and she became known for it for her short lifetime.
Or some bitch got buried with a spear and they are just making wild assumptions again.
Grug bury woman with spear. Future girly men big fooled. Grug’s laugh echo from distant past.
To be fair, most modern men couldn't throw a spear either. I'm meaning in a situation where there's a woman by herself or two women by themselves, of course they would hunt to survive. They wouldn't really have much of a choice.
Humans were persistence hunters. Every failed attempt meant having to chase the prey for another couple of miles at least. Men are faster, more accurate (hand-eye coordination) and significantly stronger. Even if a woman managed to kill an animal, she wouldn't be able to carry it 15-20 miles back to the settlement.
I agree actually. I'm talking more about situations where a woman was on her own or dealing with specific situations where men may not be able to hunt. Men were most definitely the hunters 99% of the time though.
Lone humans don't survive.