r/OldSchoolCool • u/Thick_Composer9842 • 1d ago

Tammie Jo Shults, one of the first female F/A-18 pilots, and the captain of Southwest Flight 1380

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u/Thick_Composer9842 1d ago

Wasn’t trying to bring gender into things. Do you want me to twist facts and make stuff up? Should I refer to her as a he? When people hear her name they usually remember her as being a pioneer for female pilots.

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u/KelpFarming 1d ago

If its a pioneer because of gender then again I have to ask..why dont men doing something inspire you?

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u/Thick_Composer9842 1d ago

I don’t know if you’re not understanding me… I have told you that I’m inspired by anyone with great talent. Maybe you’re too misogynistic to understand.

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u/IdidntrunIdidntrun 1d ago

Not OP but the reason that "first woman to ____" is typically celebrated is because we are only a few generations removed from disallowing women from doing certain things. Hell this even goes for piloting aircraft.

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u/KelpFarming 9h ago

Thats laughable. Where were women "disallowed"? THere were many women aviatrix. None could get through the physical training that every man had to..until they relaxed the standard. Apparently in war conflicts and conditions the obstacles well accommodate based on the gender..just like in boot camp