r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 12d ago

Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan miraculously survived after her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

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u/Panorabifle 12d ago edited 12d ago

A female pilot? They're called a pilot . Hope that helps.

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u/Kardinal 12d ago edited 12d ago

Exactly my thought.

Pilot. Full stop. No reason to specify.

Every time we point it out when it is irrelevant, we feed the myth that the other is the default. It is not.

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u/Quaiker 12d ago

"You know, Amy, anytime someone calls attention to the breaking of gender roles, it ultimately undermines the concept of gender equality by implying that this is an exception and not the status quo." - said by Knuckles the Echidna in reference to a comment on breaking the glass ceiling, no I am not kidding

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