[You're the one who wouldn't put down the book for the full story - and no she does not. It's all perfectly clear inside her head.

And yes, ugh, she knows that combat doesn't discriminate. But heavy books don't discriminate either!]

So what you're saying is that it doesn't matter if women are as strong as men or as capable - in any situation where it's not life or death a man can't accept help from a woman and a woman should be willing to accept help from a man?

[...this is starting to sound less offensive and more painfully dumb in the 'If this wasn't so unfair the groceries I could make this guy carry for me' way.]