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Wanting His Daughter to Become a Cop, and Tough Irish/Puerto Rican Women
from Bay Ridge Boys · #133
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3 minTim says he'd like his daughter to become a cop or firefighter, then discusses the tough women in his family who wouldn't tolerate assault, contrasting them with more fragile narratives around consent.
- 39:03Tim wants his daughter to become a cop, thinks she'd be good at it.
- 39:21He has three women in his family who became firefighters, which shaped his perspective.
- 39:34His cousin, a firefighter, was assaulted, punched the guy in the face—can't understand why other women don't fight back the same way.
- 39:53Irish women age like cabbages and will beat the shit out of you; at nine years old, his cousin ripped a phone off the wall and hit him in the face with it.
- 40:30The tough women in his family are the model for what he expects from his daughter.
- 40:43His daughter's mom is a Puerto Rican girl from Sunset Park—tough, doesn't tolerate discomfort, just leaves if something bothers her.