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MSG1000 1 point ago +1 / -0

LOL, women and children first is about pure biological survival. Kids are the future but they go second ‘cause an adult woman can make more, as tragic as a kid dying would be. It has nothing to do with being innocent or simplistic.

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MSG1000 1 point ago +1 / -0

The only time I’ve heard the phrase or seen it written was in the context of “oh shit, the ship is sinking!” That’s 100% survival.

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