The Female Of The Species Comments

I will not delete my comments on Kipling's poem.

In some ways, an original, refreshing poem, so different to today's pro-female propaganda and men-hating feminists. 'The female of the species is more deadly than the male' summarizes the poem and it is a startling judgment. Kipling produces plenty of evidence for his assertion.

Such a delightfully vicious poem! I love this work, but I find that most people who quote it miss the message. Kipling is not saying women are more inherently dangerous on a pound for pound basis, or more likely than a man to win fair fight; he is saying a woman, when she deems violence necessary, is more likely to act decisively, without scruple, and without being so foolish as to allow a fair fight. Man's instinct is to 'win a competion', whereas Woman's is to 'remove a threat', and that subtle distinction makes her, when the occasion warrants it, more ruthless and unpredictable, thus more deadly.