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Originally Posted by RedinTexas
It was no big deal that they were doing it. Hell, I'd do it too if offered the chance. The problem is how they portrayed themselves. If they had just portrayed themselves as adventurers and enjoying the experience, most of us wouldn't have cared, but they had to make themselves out to be daring heroes and worthy of acclaim. I think that's the biggest reason that most people are deriding their idiocy.
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That's exactly it. Bill it as "Ladies Spendy Day Out Will Be A BLAST" and we all laugh and smile. But the sexist angle and their attempt to equate these women to astronauts has people calling them out.
That said, I'm sure it was fun...